31/07/2025
Bronchitis occurs when air-carrying tubes in your lungs become inflamed, often after a viral infection such as a cold or the flu. As these airways (called Bronchioles) swell, they begin to fill with icky-and-sticky mucus.
In response, you cough... and cough and cough.
That frequent hacking often brings up that yellow-green mucus from your lungs (that off-putting colour is a key sign of infection).
Aside from coughing, other symptoms of bronchitis may include:
- A wheezing sound when breathing
- Body aches (plus a sore chest from all that coughing)
- Fatigue
- A mild fever
There are two basic types of bronchitis - *Chronic* and *Acute (short-term).
Chronic bronchitis lasts for at least three months and recurs in multiple years. It can be brought on by an initial respiratory infection, exposure to to***co smoke, smoking, or other irritating things in the air around you.
Acute bronchitis often starts with a viral infection such as a "Cold" and typically lasts 10-14 days, with some symptoms lingering for three weeks.
