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.
Phlebitis means inflammation of the veins, and can cause redness, itching, irritation, pain, and swelling. Osteomyelitis is an infection of a bone that causes pain, swelling, and redness. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a condition that can cause pain in the lower back, buttocks, legs, and feet. A lumbar herniated disc is a condition of the lower spine causing low back pain, weakness, or numbness.