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.
Other possible causes of chronic low back pain include: 1  Curvature of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis. 2  Medical problems, such as fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis.  Piriformis syndrome, a pain disorder involving a muscle in the buttocks called the piriformis muscle.