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Spicy Chips Send Boy to the Doctor

A California boy experienced weeks of stomach pain before telling his mother it was time to see a doctor. The culprit turned out to be a steady diet of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Emergency room doctors say they have been seeing many children with gastritis due to eating spicy chips.

Dec 3, 2013

A California boy experienced weeks of stomach pain before telling his mother it was time to see a doctor. The culprit turned out to be a steady diet of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Emergency room doctors say they have been seeing many children with gastritis due to eating spicy chips.

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