International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. Том 10. 2003. С. 203-220
Gastro-intestinaL tract (GIT) is the most sensitive system for the development of functional disorders in children (especially during the first year of life) due to anatomic and physiological immaturity. The article discusses the causes of flatulence (one of the most frequent functional disorder) in early childhood, presents methods of drug and non-drug treatment.