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We aimed to evaluate the comparative food-related quality-of-life (FR-QoL) in light of these dietary interventions between these two conditions. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, involving children aged 7\u201318 years diagnosed with IBD and CelD. Assessment of this aspect was performed using the self-reported FR-QoL 29 questionnaire. For CelD, the questionnaires were modified with \u201cCelD\u201d instead of \u201cIBD\u201d. Results: Fifty-one patients were included, 17 in each subgroup (Crohn\u2019s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Celd). FR-QoL scores were negatively correlated with age at inclusion (Spearman\u2019s \u03c1 = \u22120.284, p = 0.04) and also with age at diagnosis (Spearman\u2019s \u03c1 = \u22120.291, p = 0.038). The scores were significantly lower in the CD group (64.1 \u00b1 13.4) compared with CelD patients (78.6 \u00b1 20.3), p = 0.036 and UC, p = 0.294. For the IBD group, the scores were not influenced by disease activity. Furthermore, we identified a negative significant correlation between anthropometric indices and FR-QoL scores. Conclusions: The burden of dietary intervention is highest for the CD patients, regardless of their disease activity when compared with UC and CelD patients, most probably because of the unpredictable course and fast response to dietary changes. 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