The inferior ileocecal recess is bounded in front by the ileocecal fold, above by the posterior ileal surface and its mesentery, to the right by the cecum, and behind by the upper mesoappendix (22).
It ends with the ileocecal valve, which prevents intestinal contents from going into the large intestine too quickly and the backward flow of material.
In contrast, in individuals outside Africa, Burkitt lymphoma classically causes extranodal involvement of the abdomen - most often at the ileocecal junction - and is less frequently associated with Epstein Barr virus infection.
All right, so whatever isn't absorbed, like fiber, continues its journey onward through the ileocecal sphincter and into the very last part of the gastrointestinal tract: the large intestine, also known as colon.
So! Once the chyme has worked through your small intestine, it passes through the ileocecal valve and hits the cecum, the first part of the large intestine, where, congratulations, your food is now officially feces!