Question 1

can bronchitis be caught from a grocery store or mall?

Accepted Answer

Yes: As most forms of bronchitis tend to be of an infectious cause, anywhere you might pick up infections, such as stores, etc., can make you prone to picking up any respiratory illness.

Question 2

how long bronchitis takes to go away?

Accepted Answer

Two weeks: Ordinary acute bronchitis may take up to  2 weeks to resolve on correct therapy. If not resolving then either therapy is wrong or it may not be bronchitis.
Chronic bronchitis, caused by chronic irritation e.g. Cigarette smoke, and sometimes infection,  may persist if the irritant remains despite antibiotics.

Question 3

will bronchitis infectio go away by itself?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It will.  In fact, there's no real treatment for acute bronchitis in patients with normal lungs.  Antibiotics are often used, but they're essentially placebos.

Question 4

should i go on a steam room with bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

Sure: It may be helpful in reducing the bronchitic symptoms at least short term.

Question 5

will bronchitis eventually go away by itself?

Accepted Answer

Mostly yes: Acute bronchitis  is typically self limiting dissease and takes 5-7 days, in COPD pts, ac brochiti.

Question 6

should i still go to work if i have bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

Depends on severity: If you feel health enough to go to work and are able to do the usual tasks needed for your work, it is not likely to do harm.  However, if you have bouts of cough, shortness of breath, fever, expectoration or bronchitis due to whooping cough, you should seek care before returning to work.

Question 7

how long does it take for bronchitis to go away?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This is only answered by the etiology of the bronchitis.  Viral bronchitis, the most common, usually resolves within 1-2 weeks, but there can be ongoing residual cough that takes weeks to months to resolve.  Bacterial bronchitis responds to antibiotics, with the same post-infectious course.  Inflammatory and asthmatic bronchitis can go months, depending on the level of control.

Question 8

can bronchitis go away on its own ? without medication?

Accepted Answer

Viral Bronchitis: Yes. Of course.  Many winter respiratory illnesses are caused by viruses and these often clear up on their own.

Question 9

how long should i give bronchitis to go away on its own?

Accepted Answer

Days: Five to seven days is ery reasonable as there is a high chance the illness is caused by a virus during this time period rather than a bacteria.

Question 10

i've been ill with really bad bronchitis for the past couple of days. when to go back to work?

Accepted Answer

72 hours after insti: It depends on whether it is viral or bacterial.
 On average if you are on antibiotic she should be able to return to work within 72 hours.  At that time and he should not be contagious to anyone else.

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