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The intermittent pain, called renal colic, is caused by spasms as the walls of the renal pelvis are stretched.5
The pain may be dull, like a back strain, or intense, like a kidney punch.
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Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
But Lady, kept at a cheap stable in Weehawken, died of colic.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Affected Organs Adult colic involves intestinal or urinary system pain in different types of colic:
Gallbladder
Biliary colic occurs as a result of distension (an increase in size) of your gallbladder.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
The name came from the belief that the green gemstone could cure colic in babies when it was placed on their stomachs.
—Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 16 July 2024
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Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
But Lady, kept at a cheap stable in Weehawken, died of colic.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Affected Organs Adult colic involves intestinal or urinary system pain in different types of colic:
Gallbladder
Biliary colic occurs as a result of distension (an increase in size) of your gallbladder.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
The name came from the belief that the green gemstone could cure colic in babies when it was placed on their stomachs.
—Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Parents, 16 July 2024
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“Colic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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