Can certain foods cause severe chest pain?
Patient: I was just reading up on why I get severe chest pains after eating certain foods. Have had cardiac catherization heart is okay, take tricor and lipitor, and have had 2 leg stents.  Yesterday I had corn on the cob with butter and it seemed to be really bad pain on left side Doctor: HelloDepending on the exact location of the pain this could be gastric acid reflux disorder, a peptic ulcer, or diverticulitisYou need to see a gastroenterologist for an upper endoscopy and a screen for an H pylori stomach infection