What are the symptoms of acute bronchitis? The symptoms of acute
bronchitis can include: - Sore throat - A cough that may bring
up clear, yellow or green mucus - Chest congestion - Shortness
of breath - Body aches You should call your doctor if: - You
continue to wheeze and cough for more than 2 weeks, especially
at night when you lie down or when you are active. - You
continue to cough for more than 2 weeks and sometimes have a
bad-tasting fluid come up into your mouth. This may mean you
have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which is a
condition in which stomach acid gets into your esophagus
(windpipe). - You have a cough that produces blood, you feel
very sick and weak, you have a high fever that doesn’t go down
and you are short of breath. You may have pneumonia. How long
will the cough from acute bronchitis last? Sometimes the cough
from acute bronchitis lasts for several weeks or months. Usually
this happens because the bronchial tree is taking a long time to
heal. However, a cough that doesn’t go