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 liver, the pancreas, and the sphincter of Oddi all play important roles. The liver provides a chemical called bile to the digestive process, and the pancreas provides pancreatic juice. These important chemicals flow into the small intestine to help with digestion. The flow of these chemicals is controlled by a muscle called the sphincter of Oddi. A sphincter is a muscle (usually round) that can open and close. When it's working properly, the sphincter of Oddi opens to allow bile and pancreatic juice to flow through, and then closes again. However, in a condition called sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, the sphincter muscle does not open when it should.