Look at the list of the following symptoms:
- flu like symptoms
- headaches, migraines
- tinnitus
- diarrhea, constipation
- bladder infection
- lower back pain
- right shoulder pain
- unexplained thirst
- nausea
- excessive gas
- dark rings under the eyes
- depression, low energy
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms for any period of time, there is a chance that you are suffering from a dysfunction of your ileocecal valve, the intestinal valve that separates the small intestines from the colon.
This dysfunction is quite common, and is also dealt with under the name Ileocecal Valve Syndrome.
The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle in the lower right abdomen very close to the spot usually associated with the appendix. It separates the end of the small intestines – the ileum- from the first part of the large intestines – the cecum.
Acute painful stress of the ileocecal valve can sometimes be confused with an inflamed appendix.
The valve is controlled by three sources: the digestion process, the nervous system, and the hormone system.
Let’s look how the ileocecal valve works during digestion.
