We hardly know how to respond to our own grief, let alone someone elseโs, so when presented with their grievances, we all too often make things worse by trying to โfix the problem.โ I think by nature, we look for solutions to how to fix things.
I keep seeing it especially in Iron Lung fics, so, once again:
Viscera is not just blood. It is specifically parts of the intestinal tract, pretty much the stuff between your ribs and pelvis. If there aren't chunks in it, that is not viscera, that's just blood.