Sean Goss opens up on Rangers private hell as Motherwell star was left unable to swallow food due to rare condition

It's been a bitter pill to swallow for Sean Goss. Literally.

After years of being devoid of energy and unable to digest food - one half of a paracetamol tablet was the last straw.

When it lodged at the back of his throat, causing him to choke, he and the QPR doctor knew something wasn’t right.

After a year of investigating, he was diagnosed with eosinophilic oesophagitis.

Most of us couldn’t even spell it but after suffering the consequences of the condition - it now rolls off the Motherwell midfielder’s tongue.

Coming through the ranks at Manchester United and during a loan spell at Rangers, Goss was knackered after every training session.

To eat, he needed a LITRE of water with his meal to get it down.

That led to him feeling embarrassed in front of team-mates and forced him to miss family dinners.

Without being able to refuel his body, Goss wasn’t at his best on the pitch.

And it’s only now that he realises just how much the illness affected him.

He’s currently in remission after an operation in the summer but is still on medication to keep it under control.

The 26-year-old doesn’t know whether things might have been different at Old Trafford or Ibrox if he’d known about the condition.

He’s just thankful that he’s now fitter, stronger and eating well which has led to him becoming an integral part of Graham Alexander ’s side at Fir Park.

As he prepared to face Rangers this afternoon, Goss opened up on the problems he’s had to overcome.

He said: “I think it definitely held me back.

“I had weight loss, I was feeling tired all the time. And that was making me get injured.

“I was missing out on meals, swapping them for protein shakes.

“But I can feel a difference now. I’m slowly putting weight back on after having