Waiting for a Stone to Pass: Does Medication Actually Help?

Medical expulsive therapy (MET) — alpha-blocker treatment success rate for distal ureteric stones | Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital

Most small ureteric stones pass by themselves, and a tablet is often added to help them along. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what the large trials actually showed about that tablet, the side effect men are rarely warned about, and — the part usually missing — how long it is safe to keep waiting.

Ureteric Stone Pain: What Helps, and the Symptoms That Cannot Wait

Ureteric colic — initial self-management of acute ureteric stone pain before urological evaluation | Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital

Ureteric colic is one of the most severe pains there is — and the dangerous version does not hurt more, it comes with a fever. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what genuinely helps before you are seen, corrects the advice to drink your way through an attack, and sets out what needs an emergency department tonight.

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