The Anonymous Widower

Was Robert Enke a Coeliac?

When I heard of the sad death of Robert Enke, the German goalkeeper, I wondered if his depression was caused by being a coeliac.  Note that one of the symptoms of coeliac disease is depression, because your brain doesn’t get all the vitamins it needs. All top class sportsmen are fit and extremely well-monitored for any small health problem.  They also often take high-pasta diets to improve stamina.

There have been several cases of top-class sportsman suffering depression and other similar problems, when they appear to have everything going for them.

I would never have posted this question, but someone found this blog, by typing “Robert Enke Coeliac” into a search engine.  So I’m not the only person who thinks that this might possibly have been his problem.  Note that I said might and I’m only speculating.

It should also be said, that if one in a hundred of the UK population is a coeliac, why is Hayley Turner, the very successful jockey, the only known coeliac?

November 14, 2009 - Posted by AnonW | Sport | Coeliac/Gluten-Free, Football, Suicide