What happens with the blood when you loose too much too fast?

Anonymous wrote:Not a doctor, but I'll play: First, this is only happening with a person who is morbidly obese. So, chances are they were carrying more weight than the circulatory system could handle in the first place, so they likely were experiencing heart and blood pressure issues due to the excess weight. Losing it would alleviate those problems, bringing the body closer to a level that the organs can actually handle.

Consider also that at the time of delivery, a pregnant woman's blood volume has increased by 50%, and returns to normal during the postpartum period, not all due to blood loss in delivery. So the body is equipped to handle this rapid and dramatic change in weight and blood volume (though it can be dangerous for women with underlying cardiac problems).

Can't it also be dangerous for women delivering multiples because they have even more extra blood? I remember hearing the story of a mom with triplets or quadruplets who went in cardiac arrest after delivery because she didn't lose enough blood during delivery and her body couldn't handle it.

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05/08/2019 10:08

Subject: What happens with the blood when you loose too much too fast?

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Anonymous

30 pounds in a month is really only realistic for someone who is morbidly obese and goes on a Biggest Loser type show. Which generally involves eating very tiny portions and a ton of exercise which isn't necessarily do-able for the average person in an average lifestyle.

When I was post-partum, I lost 34 lbs in the 3 days after my daughter was born. She was 8 lbs, so that means that I lost 26 pounds of placenta, amniotic fluid, water - and blood. The bathroom looked like something out of Saw IV. I assume that's how the body got rid of extra blood in that scenario.

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05/08/2019 10:42

Subject: What happens with the blood when you loose too much too fast?

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Anonymous

Your spleen takes care of removing extra/unneeded/old red blood cells.

Your kidneys regulate to remove extra fluid, and they make adjustments to make your urine either more or less concentrated to get rid of or conserve water. They can filter a cup of blood every two minutes.