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.
A herniated disc in the lower back can cause pain and numbness in the buttock and down the leg. This is called sciatica (say sy-AT-ih-kuh). Sciatica is the most common symptom of a herniated disc in the low back. If a herniated disc isn't pressing on a nerve, you may have a backache or no pain at all.