The nurse is caring for a client with Ménière's disease. The client is scheduled to go home tomorrow, so the nurse is preparing the client's discharge teaching. Dietary guidelines will be included
What foods should the client be instructed to limit or avoid?
A) Sweet pickles
B) Frozen yogurt
C) Citrus fruit
D) Red meat
Ans: A
Feedback: The client with Ménière's disease should avoid foods high in salt and/or sugar; sweet pickles are high in both. Milk products are not contraindicated. Fresh citrus fruit is permitted. Any type of meat, fish, or poultry is permitted with the exception of canned or pickled varieties. In general, the client with Ménière's disease should avoid or limit canned and processed foods.
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