Do you guys know anything about increased water intake being an effective means of controling MM? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16885753
Might be a good topic to have a thread on in the database. The database here in one of the best consolidated sources of alternative treatment information I've found.
I think, & most definitely correct me if anyone knows otherwise, that when concerning water intake as an effective means of controling meniere's, it's more so about maintaining intake levels. A healthy intake level is preferable, of course, which is somewhere between 2 - 3 litres subject to your weight & size, activity level & geographical positioning - warmer vs cooler climates. If I remember correctly it's somewhere around 0.04 Ltrs per kg a day. That would be roughly half to one ounce per pound for those metrically chaotic. I'm 82kg & 193cm. I exercise for 1 - 2 hours 3 - 4 times a week & average 3 - 3.5 Ltrs in summer per day & 3-ish Ltrs in winter. For instance, if your water intake varies dramatically from day to day, the body in return attempts to either retain or release water more aggressively than it otherwise would. Example, a body receiving low levels of water for several days will then retain more fluid, & will continue to do so for a given amount of time when water intake increases also, in an attempt to place water into reserves to hydrate itself when water intake is low.