摘要:THE AGE OF INFANTS CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRESHOLD FOR THE PEDIATRIC DOCTOR AND FOR THE PARENTS.THE PHYSIOLOGICAL IMMATURITY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CREATES A PARTICULAR PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPECTIVE PERIOD. THEREFORE, VERY EASY, CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE INTESTINAL TRANSIT COMPARED TO THE VERSION CONSIDERED "NORMAL" BY THE FAMILY.THE STUDY, CONDUCTED OVER A 6-MONTH PERIOD, SHOWS THAT BOTH UNDERESTIMATION AND OVER-APPRECIATION OF THOSE REPORTED BY THE PARENT COULD BE JUST AS HARMFUL, THE ONLY ONE CAPABLE OF PLACING THE CHILD IN A PATHOLOGY OR PHYSIOLOGY CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AGE BEING THE PEDIATRIC DOCTOR.