Abstract:
A lot of literatures have shown that western medicine has its limitation in the treatment of functional abdominal pain in children, which is mainly anti-infectious, anti-viral, sedative and anti-allergic treatments. In traditional Chinese medical treatment, there are many ways which by combining the internal with the external therapies, has achieved rapid effect, and also, there is no obvious adverse reaction. For external treatment, there are external application, acupunction, moxibustion, cupping, massage and chiropractic therapy. All these treatments are easy to perform and without side effects, and the compliance in children is comparatively high. However, there has been no consensus on TCM treatment due to the recognition difference, so it is necessary to look for more suitable and more accurate ways and to standardize the process of diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: Functional abdominal pain, Traditional treatment, External therapy, Children