Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects: 1  unusual bleeding such as nosebleeds, bleeding gums, or any bleeding that will not stop;  pale skin, fever, easy bruising, purple or red spots under your skin;
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle and its function is to allow the passage of digested food frâ¦om the small intestine into the large intestine, as well as preventing the reflux of the contents of the large intestine back into the ileum (the last part of the small intestine).
First one is the Upper Oesophageal Sphincter, which allows entry of a food bolus into the oesophagus. Then the Lower Oesophageal Sphincter (also known as cardia, or cardiac sphincter), found at the entrance to the stomach. This stops reflux of food back up the oesophagus. Next is the pyloric sphincter, which allows stomach contents into the duodenum (small intestine) for further digestion. Then the ilio-caecal valve, which isn't a sphincter, but mediates movement of small intestine contents into the large intestine (caecum).