<s>[INST] Hello doctor,I have been very cold for weeks. I have a runny nose, my body hurts, I have a cough, and a few days ago I had chest pains that lasted some minutes. [/INST] Hello. You have caught a cold alright. Is there any fever? Also, is the cough productive? If there is no productive cough and no fever, then you probably have a post nasal drip associated with the rhinitis, hence a chronic dry cough. It could also be tracheitis, in which case you may need prescription antibiotics if it does not go away or gets worse in a couple of days. The episode of chest pain once was probably just from all the straining of respiratory muscles due to coughing. For now, if you do not have a fever or a purulent cough, just do the following: For more information consult a general practitioner online --> </s>