Disclosed are nutritional compositions including human milk oligosaccharides that can be administered to individuals including preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving gastrointestinal function and tolerance, as well as the growth of beneficial bacteria. Additional suitable methods of using the nutritional compositions including the human milk oligosaccharides are also disclosed.La presente invención se refiere a una fórmula pediátrica sintética para usarse en estimular las células nervosas entéricas en el tracto gastrointestinal de un individuo, la fórmula pediátrica sintética comprende un oligosacárido neutro de leche humana seleccionado del grupo que consiste en 2´-fucolillactosa o 3´-fucosillactosa.