Dr Caroline Seiler

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Dr Caroline Seiler

PhD candidate, Medical Sciences, Physiology and Pharmacology, McMaster University

Dr. Caroline Seiler recently defended her PhD in Medical Sciences (Physiology and Pharmacology) at McMaster University on the clinical effects of gluten, wheat, and the nocebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome and whether patients change their diets when presented with tailored information. Having worked at McMaster’s Farncombe Institute, she published high-impact meta-analyses on celiac disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, and probiotics, and coordinated two irritable bowel syndrome clinical trials. In her free time, she has been a ballroom dancer for the past 7 years and enjoys dancing modern jive and American-style tango.

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Clinical Articles

The ‘nocebo effect’ in IBS: Why gluten might not be the real problem

An innovative clinical trial challenged patients with gluten, wheat or a nocebo - and tracked whether objective results changed their behaviours...

The ‘nocebo effect’ in IBS: Why gluten might not be the real problem

An innovative clinical trial challenged patients with gluten, wheat or a nocebo - and tracked whether objective results changed their behaviours...

By Dr Caroline Seiler