You treat urinary stones with the help of different treatments under the advice of a medical professional. If the stones are small, doctors advise waiting for the stone to pass as smaller stones can pass on their own compared to larger stones. The waiting time can be up to six weeks provided there are no infections involved or no pain felt.
If there are larger stones involved, doctors will prescribe medications or they may recommend surgery to remove the large stones from the ureter or kidney. Surgery is also recommended if the stone fails to pass or if the pain is too unbearable to wait for the stone to pass.
A urologist will recommend an x-ray to make sure no stone pieces are left behind after the surgery. The recovery time after the surgery is usually about one to two weeks. [17]