The nurse has provided dietary instructions to the mother of a child with celiac disease. The nurse determines that the mother understands the instructions when the mother states to include which of the following in the child's diet?
1. Corn
2. Wheat cereal
3. Rye crackers
4. Oatmeal biscuits
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Rationale: Dietary management is the mainstay of treatment in celiac disease. All wheat, rye, barley, and oats should be eliminated from the diet and replaced with corn and rice. Vitamin supplements, especially fat-soluble vitamins and folate, may be needed in the early period of treatment to correct deficiencies. These are likely to be lifelong restrictions; although small amounts of grains may be tolerated after the ulcerations have healed.
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