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Now A Word From Your Pediatrician…..

A warm welcome to all of our new patients, and a heartfelt hello to all of our wonderful Doctors’ Pediatric families.
It has been a while since we spoke last, and we wanted to take a few moments to touch base. First off, thank you so much for your patience and kindness during these major transitional times as we strive to make creative and unconventional changes to keep you safe. I think that we can all agree that CT did a wonderful job of keeping cases low over the summer and allowing a little bit of joy back into life. Sadly, this safer time is being quickly eroded.  Unmasked gatherings and more casual social distancing have caused cases to rise. The rate of rise is disturbing. If we aren’t careful, we will be right back to last march.

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Is your kid F.O.S. – full of stool?

Despite common knowledge, constipation is one of the most frequent childhood ailments that we see.  Most individuals assume that constipation means a complete lack of bowel movements (B.M.) or difficulty having bowel movements.  This assumption is not wrong, but it only encompasses one aspect of constipation.  In fact, the most common type of constipation that pediatricians see is a child who actually stools once or more a day.  For many parents this is confusing and often not believable.  The following information should help to demystify and simplify constipation. [Read more…] about Is your kid F.O.S. – full of stool?

Is your kid F.O.S. – full of stool?

Despite common knowledge, constipation is one of the most frequent childhood ailments that we see.  Most individuals assume that constipation means a complete lack of bowel movements or difficulty having bowel movements.  This assumption is not wrong, but it only encompasses one aspect of constipation.  In fact, the most common type of constipation that pediatricians see is a child who actually stools once or more a day.  For many parents this is confusing and often not believable.  The following information should help to demystify and simplify constipation. [Read more…] about Is your kid F.O.S. – full of stool?