How to Use colonic in a Sentence

colonic

1 of 2 adjective
  • The diet didn't work, the colonic irrigation didn't work.
    Paul Theroux, Town & Country, 17 June 2013
  • After 13 weeks, the researchers screened the pigs’ colonic tissue for markers tied to colon cancer.
    Health.com, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Right now there’s not a lot people can do to prevent colonic cancers, Ben-Neriah says.
    Hannah Seo, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Gastric acid helps digest food and might urge colonic activity.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Probiotics are bacteria that are normal components of a healthy person’s colonic flora -- the vast collection of microorganisms that help us digest food.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the byproducts of this colonic amino acid metabolism may negatively affect epithelial cells residing there.
    Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2020
  • In general, the people who seek colonic hydrotherapy are often those who suffer from constipation.
    Julie Schott, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Yet, colonic irrigation methods and the unfounded notion that toxin build-up in your body from foods (auto-intoxication) have lingered for centuries.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Doctors sometimes test colonic transit time for diagnostic purposes using high-tech markers and imaging tools.
    Mary Allen, Allure, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Short-chain fatty acids such as acetate, propionate and butyrate – the metabolic end products of the majority of saccharolytic colonic bacteria – are the focus of much current research linking the gut to other organs1.
    Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015
  • Your colon heeds this order by initiating giant migrating contractions, which are intense and sustained contractions that propel colonic contents forward.
    Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Diarrhea is often an exaggeration of normal colonic function and frequently occurs within hours of eating.
    New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The diet didn't work, the colonic irrigation didn't work.
    Paul Theroux, Town & Country, 17 June 2013
  • After 13 weeks, the researchers screened the pigs’ colonic tissue for markers tied to colon cancer.
    Health.com, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Right now there’s not a lot people can do to prevent colonic cancers, Ben-Neriah says.
    Hannah Seo, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Gastric acid helps digest food and might urge colonic activity.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Probiotics are bacteria that are normal components of a healthy person’s colonic flora -- the vast collection of microorganisms that help us digest food.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the byproducts of this colonic amino acid metabolism may negatively affect epithelial cells residing there.
    Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2020
  • In general, the people who seek colonic hydrotherapy are often those who suffer from constipation.
    Julie Schott, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Yet, colonic irrigation methods and the unfounded notion that toxin build-up in your body from foods (auto-intoxication) have lingered for centuries.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Doctors sometimes test colonic transit time for diagnostic purposes using high-tech markers and imaging tools.
    Mary Allen, Allure, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Short-chain fatty acids such as acetate, propionate and butyrate – the metabolic end products of the majority of saccharolytic colonic bacteria – are the focus of much current research linking the gut to other organs1.
    Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015
  • Your colon heeds this order by initiating giant migrating contractions, which are intense and sustained contractions that propel colonic contents forward.
    Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Diarrhea is often an exaggeration of normal colonic function and frequently occurs within hours of eating.
    New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
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colonic

2 of 2 noun
  • The benefits lasted for days, says Packer, who now gets a colonic at least once a month.
    Karyn Repinski, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2016
  • But whether colonics are necessary or even safe is up for debate.
    Karyn Repinski, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2016
  • Where Marie Kondo takes a kind of the high-fiber, eat more fruits and vegetables for a gentle joyful purging; Sasaki is direct, more high-colonic.
    Mark Haskell Smith, latimes.com, 11 May 2017
  • These helpful creatures can be wiped out by antibiotics and other drug therapies, colonics, or even a bad case of diarrhea.
    Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2015
  • His Gravity colonic uses the natural pull of gravity to introduce non-pressurized water into the body from a tank raised above the table.
    Crystal Martin, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
  • But other experts dispute those claims, saying that there's truly no need to give yourself a coffee enema or colonic literally ever.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • In the detox guide, Alejandro Junger, M.D., is credited as the person originally recommending the device in a previous article about colonics.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Coffee enemas and colonics have long been considered a popular-yet-wacky alternative wellness remedy.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Starting this month, there will be various programming and panel discussions surrounding topics like gut health, birthing, natural beauty, and food combining with specialists that range from a colonics expert to nutrition author Daphne Oz.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2018
  • In a moment of gastrointestinal intimacy, the colonic hydrotherapist told me to chew some of my vegetables, particularly green peppers, more vigorously.
    Alex Kuczynski, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2016
  • The benefits lasted for days, says Packer, who now gets a colonic at least once a month.
    Karyn Repinski, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2016
  • But whether colonics are necessary or even safe is up for debate.
    Karyn Repinski, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2016
  • Where Marie Kondo takes a kind of the high-fiber, eat more fruits and vegetables for a gentle joyful purging; Sasaki is direct, more high-colonic.
    Mark Haskell Smith, latimes.com, 11 May 2017
  • These helpful creatures can be wiped out by antibiotics and other drug therapies, colonics, or even a bad case of diarrhea.
    Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2015
  • His Gravity colonic uses the natural pull of gravity to introduce non-pressurized water into the body from a tank raised above the table.
    Crystal Martin, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
  • But other experts dispute those claims, saying that there's truly no need to give yourself a coffee enema or colonic literally ever.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • In the detox guide, Alejandro Junger, M.D., is credited as the person originally recommending the device in a previous article about colonics.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Coffee enemas and colonics have long been considered a popular-yet-wacky alternative wellness remedy.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Starting this month, there will be various programming and panel discussions surrounding topics like gut health, birthing, natural beauty, and food combining with specialists that range from a colonics expert to nutrition author Daphne Oz.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2018
  • In a moment of gastrointestinal intimacy, the colonic hydrotherapist told me to chew some of my vegetables, particularly green peppers, more vigorously.
    Alex Kuczynski, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2016

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