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.
The average duration of cough, according to a recent study, is 18 days. If you think that seems like a long time, youâre not alone. A telephone survey by the same researchers found most people expected a cough to last seven to nine days. That dissonance between how long people expect cough to last and how long it really does sends a lot of people to the doctor.