# Internal Bleeding
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 23, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249 "2009-09-23T16:02:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/1 "2009-09-23T16:02:12Z")
I scoured WebMD and came up empty. How do you know if you have an internal hemorrhage?
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### Author:  [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/2 "2009-09-23T16:10:22Z")
IANAD. I just use google. The first result for “symptoms of internal bleeding” comes up with this website: [http://www.medicinenet.com/internal\_bleeding/page3.htm#symptoms](http://www.medicinenet.com/internal_bleeding/page3.htm#symptoms) . Some common symptoms of intra-abdominal bleeding, as listed by the aforementioned website:
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> Intra-abdominal bleeding may be hidden and present only with pain, but if there is enough blood loss, the patient may complain of weakness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, and other symptoms of shock and decreased blood pressure. Once again, the symptoms depend upon where in the abdomen the bleeding occurs.
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> * If there is gastrointestinal bleeding, the patient may vomit bright red blood, or if it has been in the stomach for a period of time, the vomit may look like coffee grounds. Bowel movements may be bloody or they may be black and tarry, again depending upon the location of the bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
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> * If the internal bleeding causes blood to spill into the peritoneum, there can be a significant amount of pain with any movement, and the abdomen can become tense and feel rigid to touch.
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> * Sometimes intra-abdominal blood will track toward the skin and can be appreciated on physical examination. Cullen's sign is the term used to refer to the appearance of bruising surrounding the umbilicus. Grey-Turner sign is bruising in the flanks.
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### Author:  [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/3 "2009-09-23T16:14:11Z")
My father had an aneurysm, which is a burst blood vessel in the brain, the opposite of a stroke, wich involves a blockage.
I was not there at the time but was told later he became increasingly disoriented for a day or two until slipping into a coma.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/4 "2009-09-23T16:15:45Z")
> [@TNWPsycho](#):
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> IHow do you know if you have an internal hemorrhage?
Um. . . need answer fast???
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### Author:  [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/5 "2009-09-23T16:43:34Z")
When my ulcer perforated an artery, I started crapping raspberry jam.
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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/6 "2009-09-23T17:08:00Z")
If you need an answer fast, call your local hospital and ask to speak to a nurse or doctor in the emergency room. They should be able to answer quickly, including any additional questions.
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### Author:  [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internal-bleeding/511249/7 "2009-09-23T17:14:49Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#):
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> If you need an answer fast, call your local hospital and ask to speak to a nurse or doctor in the emergency room. They should be able to answer quickly, including any additional questions.
No, i do not need fast answers. I have no reason to suspect i have internal bleeding at the moment.
The reason i ask is i used to play football in high school and after taking a hard shot i would sometimes become paranoid about what might be going on inside me. Then i got wondered how i would even know if i was bleeding internally.