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Why does my 9 year old puke when he laughs

My son is 9. He had an umbilical hernia as a baby and I assumed that was why he would puke when he laughed. But again I say he is 9 and he still pukes. He doesn’t even have to laugh hard, just laugh. First hiccups and there is a 10 second call down moment before he throws up. I can’t find anything on this. Help!
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Wow, that can take the fun out of things!!  Yeesh!!  This is a previous post on the site in which a doctor says that this can happen to kids due to GERD/acid reflux.  Here is that question and response: https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Undiagnosed-Symptoms/Vomiting-when-laughing-hard/show/692362

Hope that helps!!
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