Bex, there's ways of allevaiting ileocecal valve dysfunction besides diet. The area can be self-massaged a few times a day and there's also pressure points that can be worked. The reflexing pressure points are right side base of the neck, outside right thigh and front base of right heel.

Think of it this way, no matter if you have gangrene or excess bacteria or whatever. If your intenstine and colon are "sealed up" your body is going to pass the infection or bacteria with little problem to your body. It is the fact that the bacteria and/or infection is leaking into your blood stream through your intestinal system that is the problem.

Interesting that you mentioned the situation being exacerbated by a wisdom tooth extract. Did you have any extractions on the right side? I have a theory. There is a very important nerve that controls quite a bit of the function of the body called the Vagus Nerve. This nerve runs from the brain along the right side of the neck along the carotid artery and proceeds don't through the upper intestinal system and along the ileocecal valve. I'm beginning to think that mainly mercury but also other dental work causes impingement/disruption of this nerve which then causes all sorts of problems in the gastrointestinal system.