By Ailing Chen, MD, Pediatrics Caughman Health Center
“Have you pooped today? Did you have any problem with pooping?” It seems I have this kind of conversation with my son at home every day.
As a doctor, I usually need to ask similar pooping questions for every well visit and even most acute visits at the office.
As we all know, a normal bowel pattern is a very important sign of our good health. However, constipation is a very common health problem in children of all ages.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team rolled up big numbers in the middle quarters en route to an 80-48 blowout of Bath in their non-league season opener Friday night.
Two Saturday holiday events take you back into time in rural Bluffton. The Swiss Historical Society's Christmas open house and the Riley Creek Old Time Christmas tour take you there. Details on both events follow:
Swiss homestead Christmas open house
What was Christmas like for your great-great grandparents?
Visit the Schumacher Homestead from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a Christmas Open House to explore how the holidays were different for Swiss Settlers in the mid-1800s and discover what traditions they passed along to their descendants.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton tipped off girls basketball Northwest Conference play with a hard-fought 50-46 win over Delphos Jefferson Thursday night.
The Lady Pirates improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their second straight victory. Meanwhile, DJ fell to 1-2 and 0-1 in the league with the defeat.
Here's a photo from the 4th and 5th grade Christmas concert on Dec. 2. The traditional K-3rd grade concert is at 2 p.m., Monday. (Jamie Nygaard photos)
