Diet for Menieres

Menieres Disease is basically inflammation of the inner ear hence an anti-inflammatory diet should be your first line of defence against Menieres . It’s thought that 60% of sufferers could relieve a number of their symptoms by changing to an anti-inflammatory diet.

This would involve managing and controlling your consumption of potentially inflammatory foods i.e. gluten, dairy, sugar, refined carbohydrates, ultra processed food.

We are currently in the process of building up a panel of dietitians who specialise in helping people with Menieres Disease.

If you would like to get support for a diet programme to tackle Menieres Disease then please get in touch.

Also it’s worth noting the continuing rise of food sensitivities or intolerances leading to Menieres Disease symptoms is a growing concern. Post-pandemic we are seeing a big inflammatory picture emerge leading to an explosion in food sensitivities.

For more information on finding out if you have any food intolerance’s check out our Practitioner page by clicking here 

There are many different types of diet that could be tried.

Dr Terry Wahls has had great success with her Wahls Protocol which is effectively a variant of a Paleo diet. You can see more details here :

Improved symptoms have also been seen by our members when trying keto diet, Paleo diet, anti inflammatory diet, vegetarian etc You can see more information on various diets here  

Going vegetarian or vegan has been said to reduce inflammation by 29%. A plant based diet would certainly be complementary to a Menieres management regime. However please note that there are certain key nutrient deficiencies you are at risk of if you are not eating animal products. Please see our page here on the key nutrient deficiencies of a vegetarian or vegan diet.

In summary though it would seem to reduce inflammation and improve Menieres symptoms you should eat less meat, have a more plant based diet and ensure you have a wholefood diet managing carefully the eating of ultra-processed foods including gluten, dairy, sugar and refined carbohydrates.

For example You should consider eating less dairy to reduce any potential lactose intolerance which impacts your digestion of nutrients.

Low salt diet is often recommended by medical practitioners as a way to control Menieres. This is quite controversial as it does not work for all cases and your body needs a minimum level of sodium to operate effectively. Hence we have dedicated a full page here to some guidelines on salt intake when you have Menieres.

It is also worth watching this You Tube interview with Dr Kenneth Brookler an eminent Meniere’s ENT Consultant in the US who talks about  Hyperinsulinemia , Insulin response and the glucose requirement of the inner ear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-5gohctcJE&feature=youtu.be

5 minutes to 10 minutes – he talks about impacts of nutrition on the inner ear and success with Menieres patients

33 minutes to 41 minutes – he talks of the inner ear demand for blood sugar being three times that of the brain and the effect of spikes of blood sugar

Dr Brookler found once incorporated nutritionists into his practice the adjustment of patients lifestyles and diet greatly relieved symptoms and often reduced the need for further treatment protocols.

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