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How Long Will The Bronchitis Take To Heal Completely?

I ve recently gotten over bronchitis. I haven t coughed much the last 2 weeks, but for the 2 weeks I had bronchitis, the coughing was violent. My diaphragm still feels like someone is sticking an ice pick into it when I sneeze or cough. It s better than it was, but it hasn t gone away. Did I rip it or displace it? How exactly does violent coughing injure it and how long will it take to heal completely? Obviously it s going to take more than 2 weeks, but how long would you estimate? Thank you,
posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2014
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thanks for asking your query
I can completely understand your problem
first of all if u smoke u have to quit smoking to completely overcome that bronchitis, secondly severe coughing cannot injure diaphragm but yes it can cause rin fractures and a pneumothorax.. no need to panic u can just take somepain killers like paracetamol 500 sos for pain .
best you can do is to get a chest xray done that will rule out all the possible causes .but as to me it seems like a general ache which will surely go in a week or two more.
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How Long Will The Bronchitis Take To Heal Completely?

thanks for asking your query I can completely understand your problem first of all if u smoke u have to quit smoking to completely overcome that bronchitis, secondly severe coughing cannot injure diaphragm but yes it can cause rin fractures and a pneumothorax.. no need to panic u can just take somepain killers like paracetamol 500 sos for pain . best you can do is to get a chest xray done that will rule out all the possible causes .but as to me it seems like a general ache which will surely go in a week or two more. thanks still in doubt u can ask more