Children who suffer from a disease which prevents them from eating gluten should avoid foods containing

Answer: Wheat or oats
Explanation

Children who cannot eat gluten likely have coeliac disease (also spelled celiac), an autoimmune disorder where ingesting gluten damages the small intestine.

Gluten is a protein found in:

  • Wheat

  • Barley

  • Rye

  • Often in oats (due to contamination during processing, unless labeled gluten-free)

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