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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, for example, it was found that an antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was able to convince the microbes in mouse guts to produce colonic acid, a life-extending compound.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Finally, there’s enemas and colonics—procedures that involve injecting liquid up your butt to relieve constipation or boost digestion.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
This may help with improving gut barrier function, antioxidant effects, and helping mitigate colonic inflammation.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, for example, it was found that an antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was able to convince the microbes in mouse guts to produce colonic acid, a life-extending compound.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
Offerings include colonics as well as massages, facials and scrubs.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Finally, there’s enemas and colonics—procedures that involve injecting liquid up your butt to relieve constipation or boost digestion.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for colonic
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“Colonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonic. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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colonic
1 of 2 adjective
co·lon·ic
kō-ˈlän-ik, kə- 
: of or relating to the colon
colonic
2 of 2 noun
: enema sense 1 see high colonic
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