Meniere's Disease Support Group

Meniere's disease is a balance disorder of the inner ear. The symptoms of Meniere's are variable; not all sufferers experience the same symptoms. However, "classic Meniere's" is considered to comprise the following four symptoms: Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness or pressure in one or both ears.

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MichiganMike 07/14/2011

So the drugs don't work for me. And I was wondering what most of you limit your sodium intake to? I try to keep mine at 500mg per day or under.
When I go over that I pay for it...

deleted_user 07/14/2011

Yikes, that's 1/2 what I strive for. Knowing the difficulty I have, that must be hard for you!

deleted_user 07/14/2011

Dear Michigan Mike,

Did you forget to put a 1 in front of your 5? 500 mg is really small. I limit my intake to 1500 mg or less of NaCl. Your body needs some sodium. You are doing all of your own cooking...right? That would be the only way to limit your intake to 500 mg. (There are about 600 mg of NaCl in 0.25 of a teaspoon. Notice how much salt is in a can of soup or a can of tomato sauce. ) I have been on a restricted salt diet for almost two years and it has made a huge difference. ITo make this happen I rarely eat out and do all of my own cooking. No prepared foods. See my posting. Best of luck.

Sunnyblsd.

Su

deleted_user 07/15/2011

HI,
500 mg per day isn't bad but a little on the low side as our bodies need salt for many functions.
You may be able to increase your intake slightly if you use sea salt or Himalyan salt.
These are not processed like the regular junk salt that all stores sell. This salt is heavily processed and not good for our bodies.
The other salts that I mentioned also have a better and smoother flavor to them.
It's good that you found a trigger that aggravates your MD.
M

fishoinc 07/15/2011

I need to start counting . I think my biggest problem was caffeine, I have eliminated that and am doing better .

I am also diabetic so I just about got to eliminate every thing that taist good .

No more need for a planned diet just eliminating things I can not eat will solve my weight problems

MichiganMike 07/18/2011

LOL no I really try for 500mg per day total, I do blow it sometimes Its hard to eat out and not go over. I do try to cook everything fresh so that limits alot. I was at my specialist on Friday and asked him about caffine he told me that there is not real evidence of caffine and triggering MD. So I dont give that up! Need my Go juice in the morning!
lol thats to all that have replied.

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