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New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
Fulcher’s cause of death was determined to be sepsis, peritonitis and colonic perforation, along with the instrument left in his body during surgery, per Cleveland 19 News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 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
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
Fulcher’s cause of death was determined to be sepsis, peritonitis and colonic perforation, along with the instrument left in his body during surgery, per Cleveland 19 News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 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
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“Colonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonic. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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