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Ménière's Disease: Eating a Low-Salt Diet
The vertigo (spinning sensation) experienced in Ménière's disease can be severe and debilitating. There is little you can do to change the intensity of an episode, but eating a low-sodium diet may help reduce the frequency of your episodes. Salt is the most familiar source of sodium.
Evidence exists that restricting sodium to 1,000 mg a day may help those with Ménière's disease.
Eating less salt does not have to be difficult. Following are five keys to decreasing salt in your diet:
- Read labels, especially on processed foods, to see how much sodium foods contain.
- Ask for low-salt meals at restaurants.
- If you use canned vegetables, rinse them thoroughly.
- Call your local water company to find out the sodium content of your water supply. If you drink bottled water, read the label and choose a sodium-free brand.
- Don't add salt to your food.
What is the benefit of eating a low-salt diet?
Why should you follow a low-salt diet?
How do you limit the salt in your diet?
Where to get more information
More information about vertigo can be found in the following topics:
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Ménière's Disease
- Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo
- Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis
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| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 13, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Barrie J. Hurwitz, MD - Neurology | |
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