There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms. 1  Diverticulosis. 2  Ischemic colitis. 3  Inflammatory bowel disease.  Colon 1  cancer. Intestinal worm infestation.  Mesenteric artery 1  ischemia. Proctitis.  Ulcerative colitis.
If you guessed about a week, you are average, but you are wrong. In a new study, doctors who reviewed medical studies found that acute cough, sometimes called acute bronchitis, lasts an average of nearly 18 days.
If the temperature is cold enough anyone can have a cough. But usually in Australia the temperature doesn't get cold enough, to do that you would really need to be in Siberia, Canada or somewhere like that, he says. Cooler air can, however, exacerbate an existing cough. So if you have a cold or other respiratory infection â such as pneumonia or bronchitis â then being outside in the cold can make you cough. This is why most coughs seem to get worse when the temperature falls after dark.