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Colicky pains, more or less severe and continuous, are observed, and at first there may be diarrhea, followed by constipation.

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

Colicky symptoms, of course, are present, which vary much and present no diagnostic value.

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

Colicky pains for some hours internal to the umbilicus with a painful sensation as if a cord was bound around the abdomen above the stomach, lasting ten minutes.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock