how does tranexamic acid (TXA) reduce heavy bleeding?

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how does tranexamic acid (TXA) reduce heavy bleeding?

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Answer 1

When we get a little cut, our body sends little “plugs” to form and block the hole in the blood vessel.

But sometimes, we get big cuts that are too big to plug and sometimes we even bleed from inside our body.
TXA is like super-plug that helps our body’s plugs work better. It makes the plugs blocking job more effective, so the bleeding stops faster. Kind of like adding glue and the bleeding stops faster. That’s why TXA is really helpful for people who are bleeding heavily.