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colic

[kol-ik] / ˈkɒl ɪk /


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I was lucky to get to lean on the mothers on set and ask them questions like, “How does this feel when you’re breastfeeding? What is colic actually like? What are your hormones?”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

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

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

From Slate Jan. 28, 2024

He couldn’t stand by and watch a horse colic or a cow labor with a breech calf even though it meant personal ruin.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

Recurring colics of the type of impaction colic, but more severe, may lead one to suspect the existence of this condition.

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

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 Michener, Charles B.

Ah! just my case when I pined for my poor dear Dolly! when she used to have her daily colics, and her little doctor be sent for.

From St. Patrick's day, or, the scheming lieutenant : a farce in one act by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

So we find founders, congestive colics, and staggers more frequent in summer than in winter.

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



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