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.
Buttock pain can be caused by injuries or trauma related to accidents, activities or exercise including: Bone fractures and dislocations, such as that of the tailbone (coccyx), hip, pelvis, lower spine, and femur (thigh bone) Contusions, abrasions and lacerations of the buttock, hip or rectal area.