Caster Cap opens about his chronic illness

The popular Dota 2 caster Cap has recently spoken out about his health on social media. Fans were shocked by how little did they know about the caster’s suffering from two difficult chronic illnesses, neither of which has a cure.

North American caster Austin “Cap” Walsh is a well-known and popular face in the Dota 2 scene. Although he has a successful career, he recently admitted that he almost ended it because of his health issues.

At a first glance, you don’t see that Cap suffers from two difficult chronic diseases, one of which is primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).

This disease causes the bile ducts to be permanently inflamed and the liver severely affected. It also results in ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammation of the gut. At the moment, there is no cure for this disease and the only solution is a liver transplant.

Covid-19 the cause? 

Cap hasn’t been living with this disease for long. According to his words, he was infected with the coronavirus at The International, after which he developed strange symptoms: his whole body started to itch badly. However, the itch was internal, so he couldn’t scratch himself. The only thing that supposedly helped were cold showers, but that was only for a short time.

His doctor gave him medication which helped, but shortly thereafter his problem got worse and the caster started having issues with holding bowel movements. During the casting at ESL One Malaysia, the problem got so bad that he needed to wear a diaper on stage. After that, he seriously considered ending his career and retiring from the entire business.