Why can’t the body re-absorb blood during internal bleeding?

Question

I understand the blood is going places its “not supposed to be” but its still on the inside so whats the deal?

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Answer 1

In very small quantities and broken down into sub cellular constituents it is reabsorbed. For instance a tooth extraction socket may bleed slightly for a considerable time without serious loss to the bleeder and all or most may be swallowed whereupon it will be handled by the stomach and gut like everything else that goes down. Internally it can and is reabsorbed in broken down forms. When you sustain a bruising injury, the pigments seen are products of haemoglobin and gradually fade as the molecules are reabsorbed. Even haemotomata (largish sub dermal bleeds) will disappear so long as they don’t become infected. Larger amounts of blood, say in the abdominal cavity cannot be reabsorbed quickly enough to save the patient from risk due to infection.