How the Treatment Finder works.

What data it uses

The finder can reuse information previously saved by the legacy browser questionnaire, if it exists on this device. The current Health MOT link opens a separate proposed blood-test guide and does not create that profile. Finder answers add context about history, preferences and previous treatment; they do not establish clinical suitability.

How route scores work

Each route starts from a transparent base score and gains or loses relevance points from explicit factors. For example, repeated regain, high appetite and high food noise raise medication relevance; higher BMI plus comorbidities raise NHS and surgery relevance; readiness for food and movement raises lifestyle relevance.

Why a score is not a probability

A displayed relevance of 82/100 does not mean an 82% chance that a treatment will work, be prescribed or be clinically appropriate. It only means that, within this site's decision framework, more of your answers point toward that route being worth investigating.

Adaptive logic

The finder may reuse an existing local questionnaire profile. If none exists, some health context is missing. Treat the output as general information, check the stated limitations and discuss clinical questions with an appropriate professional.

Education gaps

The finder asks how confident you are about medication, surgery, NHS and lifestyle routes. If you report low confidence, it recommends relevant reading before you make a decision.

Eating behaviour

Regular loss-of-control eating reduces the usefulness of a simple 'diet harder' interpretation and increases the importance of behavioural or eating-disorder-aware support. The finder does not diagnose binge-eating disorder.

Local data

Results are saved in browser localStorage as sstTreatmentFinder. No account or server sync is used in this release.

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