I have anxiety attacks but never paid attention to the food I ate before..just the situation. I'll have to note that.....hmmm. Thanks for giving me something to think about. =)

Yes, and here's an abstract from Medscape and Medline about an association between panic attacks and celiac disease. I also have thyroid disease, and this makes sense to me. Yes it is a small study, but if the methodology were bogus, it wouldn't have made it into the journal...

Association between panic disorder, major depressive disorder and celiac disease: a possible role of thyroid autoimmunity.
J Psychosom Res. 2002; 53(3):789-93 (ISSN: 0022-3999)
Carta MG ; Hardoy MC ; Boi MF ; Mariotti S ; Carpiniello B ; Usai P
Division of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, University of Cagliari, Via Liguria 13, 09127 Cagliari, Italy. mgcarta@tiscali.it

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between celiac disease and specific anxiety and depressive disorders and to identify potential common pathogenetic links, with particular regard to thyroid function and autoimmunity. METHODS: Cases included 36 adult celiac patients, 25 females and 11 males, aged 18-64 years. Controls comprised 144 healthy subjects matched by sex and age with no clinical evidence or family history of celiac disease. Diagnosis of celiac disease was made on the basis of clinical history and serological criteria. Psychiatric diagnoses were formulated using the International Composite Diagnostic Interview, according to DSM-IV criteria. Thyroid was evaluated by palpation, echography and measurement of serum-free thyroid hormones (FT4, FT3), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and antithyroid autoantibodies (anti-TPO). RESULTS: Compared to controls, a significantly higher number of celiac patients met criteria for lifetime [15 (41.7%) versus 30 (29.8%), P < .01] and 6-month [7 (19.4%) versus 9 (6.2%), OR = 3.2, chi(2) = 5.2, P < .05] major depressive disorder (MDD) and lifetime [5 (13.9%) versus 3 (2.1%), P < .001] and 6-month [3 (8.1%) versus 2 (1.4%), P < .05] panic disorder (PD). Anti-TPO prevalence was significantly higher in celiac patients than in the control group (11/36 = 30.5% versus 14/144 = 9.7%, P < .001). A higher frequency of PD and MDD was found in celiac patients with positive anti-TPO when compared to negative anti-TPO patients (4/11 = 36.4% PD in TPO+ versus 1/25 = 4% PD in TPO-, P < .01; 9/11 = 81.8% MD in TPO+ versus 6/25 = 9.5% MD in TPO-, P < .01). CONCLUSION: Patients affected by celiac disease tend to show a high prevalence of PD and MDD and association with subclinical thyroid disease appears to represent a significant risk factor for these psychiatric disorders.

PreMedline Identifier: 12217453

here's the link; you may have to create your own Medscape registration to access it there, however.

www.medscape.com/medline/a...t/12217453

Hope this helps,

Ripleys_Cat

Another abstract about anxiety and celiac disease:

Unusual polyarthritis as a unique clinical manifestation of coeliac disease.
Rheumatol Int. 2000; 20(1):29-30 (ISSN: 0172-8172)
Bagnato GF ; Quattrocchi E ; Gulli S ; Giacobbe O ; Chirico G ; Romano C ; Purello D'Ambrosio F
Dip. Medicina Interna, Policlinico Universitario, Messina, Italy. bagnato@imeuniv.unime.it

This report describes a patient who presented with an unusual polyarthritis accompanied by myalgia, fever and anxiety. After extensive clinical and serological evaluation, duodenal biopsy and serological tests provided evidence for the diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD). The patient was promptly put on a gluten-free diet, which led to an improvement in the clinical abnormalities.

PreMedline Identifier: 11149658

I have heard of this several times before. (I have been an active university researcher involved with spelt for about 4 decades) In most cases, the removal of wheat from the diet has been sufficient to get away from the problem. Most people who have had trouble with wheat in this regard can eat spelt products, especially in moderation and especially thesprouted spelt breads. (Sprouting is thought to be the secret as it causes 's partial "digestion" of protein and amino acids which are thought to be the culprit.) As in most situations, there is a continum of sensitivity so where you fall will be up to you to decide. I hate to see you give up all "gluten" containing foods. That's like giving up riding in a car after having 3 flat tires.
Harold

I was just doing a google search on anxiety and spelt.
I went on a detox 8 months ago now and thats when my anxiety began. the first time I ate spelt. I thought I was just being stupid.
I eat it still as I love it, but almost everytime, I have a panick attack afterwards.
I am wondering if it is more than just a coincidence. :S

I have anxiety issues too and yes, i'm sure stinking rotten gluten plays a part in it ... caffeine is chief culprit as is stressors in life and humid east coast weather .......