The best way to fight a cold is with plenty of rest and fluids, but doctors admit that medication can make the worst symptoms more bearable. But it's important to know that no drug will actually lessen the length or severity of your cold; it can only treat the symptoms.
If the pain in the buttocks is more noticeable when sitting it may be caused by tightness in the hamstring. Proximal hamstring tendonopathy and high hamstring tendonitis is defined as inflammation originating in the hamstring, causing pain in the lower buttocks, or pelvic bone region.
Many conditions and diseases can cause pain in the buttocks, commonly known as butt pain. Causes of pain in the buttocks range from temporary annoyances, such as bursitis, bruising, piriformis syndrome, muscle strain, and shingles, to more serious diseases with long-term consequences, such as cancer, arthritis of the sacroiliac joints, and herniated disc with sciatica.