Here's a link to the TSA website concerning ostomy bags: [ Ссылка ]
In a recent video I briefly mentioned going through TSA airport security with an ostomy bag and received a handful of messages from other ostomates (that's what we're called) who wanted to know more details about the process. A couple of them were terrified at the thought of flying since getting their ostomy, so I decided to make this video in hopes that it can help ease some fears that people may have. My biggest piece of advice is to get TSA precheck so that you can skip the lines, and usually go through a metal detector instead of the body scanner. If you do go through the body scanner, you don't have to show them your bag, you don't have to let them touch it, you don't have to lift your shirt, and you don't need a doctors note or medical certificate. The process is very simple, adds less than a minute to your security time, and is the same whether you have a colostomy, an ileostomy, or a urostomy. Of course it's best to drain your bag before hand, but is not necessary. When it comes to getting on the airplane and going up to high altitude, your bag is not going to expand and balloon up, and it's not going to pop. The cabin pressure is kept close enough to ground level pressure that there will be no difference on your bag. Maybe in the case of cabin depressurization your bag may balloon up, but in that scenario the bag will be the least of your concerns. It really is just another day at the airport, and nothing to be afraid of.
I tried talking to one of the @TSA supervisors to see if there was a way to arrange to have a representative of theirs talk to me about the process from their side, but they wanted nothing to do with me and wouldn't even give me any info on where to ask to get something like that setup.
As for questions about my bag setup, I use a Coloplast Sensura Mio 2 piece drainable system and it works great. I've tried Hollister and ConvaTec as well, but have the longest wear time and fewest problems with the Coloplast. Below is a link to the backpack I use to carry my daily backup supplies
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