How blood is being replenished after you donate?
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Blood cells are constantly being produced in bone marrow. A red cell last 120 days. The donated blood is soon replaced by a slight uptick in the rate of production.
Blood is constantly being produced in the body – [about two million red blood cells per second](https://www.blood.co.uk/the-donation-process/after-your-donation/how-your-body-replaces-blood/#:~:text=Your%20body%20makes%20about%202,up%20stores%20of%20them%20again) from the marrow inside your bones. It takes approximately 4-6 weeks to fully restore the donated blood.
Your body continually replenishes blood. The main component, plasma, is mostly water. Your bone marrow can produce new red blood cells in a few weeks and white blood cells in a few days. Blood loss is only dangerous because if you lose a ton of it all at once, you’re not getting replacement in time
Doesn’t liver contain like half a liter of blood and/or spleen and release it when demand is there.
I can find the source right away, but i remember between liver and spleen they store about 30% of all blood. I could be remembering wrong though, so please take with a grain of salt.
Your bone marrow produces blood from ingedrients you eat. Your stomach and bowel split your food in stuff your organs need to produce what is needed.
What happens to the red blood cells after 120ish days?
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