When the active cause has been irritant plants, abdominal tenderness, colics, and other signs of bowel inflammation are marked features.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Such colics are dangerous, and may terminate fatally.
"Common Diseases of Farm Animals"
R. A. Craig, D. V. M.
I am not, and I never shall be, a Christian Scientist, notwithstanding my beauty of a daughter declares that she can cure the proletariat of coughs, colics, and fevers simply by thinking about them.
"The Opinions of a Philosopher"
Robert Grant