New treatment intervention for male urinary problems shown to reduce symptoms

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-treatment-intervention-male-urinary-problems.html

A new intervention for men with urinary problems trialed across GP practices has shown a sustained reduction in symptoms. Findings from the University of Bristol-led Treating Urinary Symptoms in Men in Primary Health care (TRIUMPH) study, involving over 1,000 participants and 30 GP practices, have been published in the British Medical Journal(BMJ).

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Bristol Medical School researchers soght to trial whether a new intervention, comprising a health care professional consultation and an information booklet providing conservative and lifestyle guidance, could be more effective than usual care.

TLDR:
Improvement was seen when men followed the recommendations in a guidebook (PDF, 42MB)
Helping You Control Your Waterworks

Link once again: (tested)
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/suppl/2023/11/15/bmj-2023-075219.DC1/dram075219.ww2.pdf

The guidebook is not meant to replace medical consultation, but to suggest lifestyle improvements, and also to indicate when medical treatment is neccesary.

It answers a lot of common questions.

The study is here:
https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-075219
That's where I found the link to supplementary material (the PDF)

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I've seen bits of this advise before but not in one place.