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.
Diseases and conditions causing buttock pain. Buttock pain can also be caused by diseases, disorders and other conditions including: Anal abscess (infected, pus-filled cavity near the anus). Anal fissure (small, painful tear in the anus). Arthritis of the hip. Bone cancer of the pelvis. Bursitis (inflammation of a bursa sac that cushions a joint).