 [ Symptoms ] in my period it burns when i use the bathroom the pain is severe and i normally can not do anything till it goes away i am only 19 years old have never had sex and this problem has been going on for about three years the doctors do not know what it is when i am in my period it burns to go to the bathroom and it is sharp shooting pain the pain lasts for about three to four hours and i can not do anything normally during this time [ Disease ] colds are viral and the typical period of contagiousness in an adult would be one day before you know you are sick and for about two to three days after you know you have a cold colds typically last a week but some of the symptoms can persist longer