MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- A Memphis mother has a warning after she says her daughter's gallbladder was removed, and she believes it's all because of hot snacks.
"When my daughter had to have this surgery, I knew I had to tell everybody about it," mother Rene Craighead told WREG-TV.
Her 17-year-old daughter, also named Rene Craighead, estimates she was eating about four bags a week of different spicy flavored chips like Hot Cheetos, Takis and Hot Fries.
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She started feeling sick to her stomach, went to the hospital and had to have her gallbladder removed.
"We do see tons of gastritis and ulcer-related stuff due to it," Dr. Cary Cavender, with Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, said.
Dr. Cary Canvender, a gastroenterologist at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, says there's a lot of factors that go into having a gallbladder removed. But he believes eating the chips probably contributed.
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Frito-Lay and Takis both released separate statements reassuring their chips are safe to eat but added they should be enjoyed in moderation.