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colic

[kol-ik] / ˈkɒl ɪk /


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Children of mothers with untreated depression had a higher risk of developing digestive conditions, including nausea and vomiting, functional constipation, colic, and irritable bowel syndrome.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026

A mum whose baby daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumour, after her symptoms were dismissed as colic and reflux for more than two months, is calling for better awareness of the condition.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

Yuko Miyahara, a representative for Urara’s longtime care facility Matha Farm in the southeast Chiba prefecture of Japan, confirmed to Japanese outlet Friday Digital that the animal athlete died early Tuesday of colic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

The neighbor who tries to one-up your saga of seizures with a story about her son’s colic.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2024

She had her a baby girl with the colic and the only thing that stopped the hurting was to hold her.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

My daughter had colics and my husband and I worked it out without any of these ridicules expensive whatever they are....

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018

It has long been used by the Chinese in cases of headaches, lethargies, convulsions, colics, &c.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Suddenly, as he was beginning to grow discouraged, he had an inspiration one day, when he was giving a lady suffering from hepatic colics an injection of morphine with the little syringe of Pravaz.

From Doctor Pascal by Mary J. (Mary Jane) Serrano

When I have headaches and colics I envy the scullerymaids.

From Great Catherine by Bernard Shaw

Occasional colics may result from these "stomach stones," and when the latter lodge at the outlet of the stomach they may give rise to symptoms of engorged stomach, already described.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener


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