This article is the result of a field research conducted among Haitian immigrants in Montreal, whose objective was to understand the low rate of immigrant families who visit the Gastroenterology Department of CHU Ste-Justine. We were interested in Haitian immigrants because they have an important medical culture and are one of the largest minorities in Montreal. We followed a qualitative methodology based on anthropological and hermeneutical approaches through thirteen semi-structured interviews conducted with five Haitian families. The analysis was based on the model « signs, meanings and actions » (Corin et Bibeau 1995). In this article we document the explanations and means of relieving the stomachaches of their children. Similarly, we identify the factors that led these families to do — or not — efforts to seek help from clinical services, and disclaim some useful ideas to clinicians who work with these populations. In general, these families assign tentative explanations for aches. However, they are in constant reformulation. Regarding the resources to deal with stomachaches, these families use different and simultaneous methods. The family space, church activities and links to community organizations are privileged therapeutic spaces. In general these families have ambivalent opinions about medical services and consider them as their last resource.