You may also have diarrhea or a fever. It is sometimes called stomach flu, but it is not the flu. Germs like viruses and bacteria can cause it. You can catch it from someone else who has it, or you can get it from food poisoning. Food poisoning can happen if you eat foods that contain harmful germs.
The circular muscle located at the entrance and exit to the stomach is called the sphincter. So for this question, you are talking about two distinct sphincters. This anatomical structure is able to open, and contract or close as needed.
The urethral sphincters are two muscles used to control the exit of urine in the urinary bladder through the urethra. The two muscles are either the male or female external urethral sphincter and the internal urethral sphincter. When either of these muscles contracts, the urethra is sealed shut. The external urethral sphincter originates at the ischiopubic ramus and inserts into the intermeshing muscle fibers from the other side.