blood and water that flowed from his side

HEYY!! haha. remember our blood and water discussion?
i searched online and saw a few explanations. but think this one is the simplest to understand. lesser medical terms.. hahaha.

MEDICAL EXPLANATION

"the flogging Jesus endured most likely caused hemorrhagic fluid to build up in the space between the ribs and the lung. The spear thrust below the lung, evacuated this fluid first, which was then followed by a flow of blood." - taken from lectionarystudies.com

hemorrhage = internal bleeding.

SYMBOLISM

ok, but this website goes on to say that actually the main point that st john wanted to bring across in his gospel was that "Jesus died and he died in a way testified by scripture: they gambled over his clothing, no bones were broken and he was pierced ...... Jesus died the death of a real human person. He wasn't some spiritual apparition, a divine being pretending to be human. Nor was he not quite dead, able to revive in the tomb and wander around for forty days until his wounds got the better of him. No, he died the death of a real flesh and blood human person. "

The outpouring of Christ’s Life for us, represented in the blood and water which flowed from His pierced Heart, continues in the Church, especially through the sacraments. The Church has always seen in the water and blood which flowed from the Pierced Heart of Jesus a sign of the Sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist, by which we come to life in the Church through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit into our souls, and by which the life of the Holy Spirit dwelling within us is nourished by the Heavenly Food which is the true Body of Christ. (taken from catholicculture.org)

"On the Cross, blood and water flowed from Jesus' side, not blood alone, but blood and water. At the altar ..(the priest prepares).. the cup for consecration. First the wine and then a drop of water. The water symbolizes you and me. He prays: "By the mystery of this water and wine may we share in Christ's divinity who humbled himself to share in our humanity." The drop of water disappears into the darkness of the wine, blood red." (taken from catholicpeacefellowship.org)