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Does a low salt diet help and how much salt is recommended a day?

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mistibluey
mistibluey

Hi. I am looking for information on how much a low salt diet can help Meniere’s sufferers. I am wondering what amount of salt was recommended to people by their doctors and if it helped reduce symptoms.

 

When I look at websites they all seem to recommend between 1 to 1.5g  of salt/ sodium but they use salt and sodium interchangeably, and I believe that 2.4 grams of salt contains about 1 gram of sodium.

 

Does anyone have any accurate information regarding this please? Is it 1 to 1.5g of salt or 1 to 1.5g of sodium? I am enquiring for a friend who has not managed to get a hospital appointment yet,  so she has no specialist to ask for guidance.

 

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

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  • mistibluey
    mistibluey

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    Thank you so much to everyone who has replied and given me the information and advice that I needed.

     

  • mistibluey
    mistibluey

    Posted

    Those of you who were helped by a low salt diet  -  could you tell me how long it took to see any benefit?

    Thanks

    • amyt86
      amyt86 mistibluey

      Posted

      It took about two months for me. Exactly what my dr said it would. Don't quit. Stick with it. It works!

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