Colic is strong pain in the belly, especially in the gut.

Colic腸絞痛is strong pain in the belly是肚子裡強烈的疼痛，especially in the gut尤其是腸道。

When people say a baby has colic, they mean the baby cries hard for a long time — often in the evening — and seems to have severe pain in the stomach and bowels, even when the baby is fed and otherwise well. Doctors still do not all agree on the exact cause; it often eases as the baby gets older.

When people say a baby has colic當大家說一個嬰兒有colic，they mean意思是the baby cries hard for a long time這個嬰兒會用力哭很長一段時間——often in the evening通常是傍晚——and seems to have severe pain in the stomach and bowels而且看起來胃和腸道很痛，even when the baby is fed and otherwise well即使已經餵過、其他狀況都正常。Doctors still do not all agree on the exact cause醫生對確切原因還沒有一致的看法；it often eases as the baby gets older隨著嬰兒長大，情況通常會緩解。

Adults can have colic too in medical talk (pain that comes in waves from the gut or from gallstones), but the meaning learners meet first is the crying baby. It is a parents-and-doctors word, not a word for ordinary hunger or a little tummy ache.

Adults can have colic too成人也可能有colic，in medical talk在醫學用語裡（pain that comes in waves from the gut or from gallstones是腸道或膽結石引起的陣痛），but the meaning learners meet first不過學習者最先遇到的意思，is the crying baby是哭鬧的嬰兒。It is a parents-and-doctors word它是父母和醫生會用的字，not a word for ordinary hunger or a little tummy ache不是用來說普通肚子餓或有點肚子痛的字。