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).
The pyloric sphincter controls the flow of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine. In order to maximize digestion and absorption, your digestive tract regulates how much food can enter the small intestine at one time.