10 Top Travel Tips

Make sure you have enough equipment. Work out what you’d normally need for the same period of time if you were at home – and add at least ten% more. You’ll be eating differently, so your digestive system won’t necessarily behave the same way. In case you get Delhi belly, take some drainable bags if you normally use closed ones.
Take your supplies in your hand luggage – luggage that is checked into the hold has a nasty habit of ending up where you’re not.
If youre going to be away for a while, why not send an emergency pack to yourself at the nearest “poste restante” address?
Ask your stoma nurse for a stoma contact near your destination. A travel certificate (available from the ia, British Colostomy Association, Urostomy Association and Amcare) which is signed by your doctor will explain to inquisitive custom officers in different languages why you are carrying medical supplies.
Cut your flanges in advance – you can’t take scissors in your hand luggage.
Travel insurance is essential, but make sure that the cover doesn’t exclude pre-existing conditions.
Requesting an aisle seat on the plane so you can get out easily.
Your bag might balloon a little with wind when youre flying, so a bag with a filter is advisable, and avoid fizzy drinks.
Use a pouch with a fabric-like comfort backing, or cover your pouch with a cotton cover, available on prescription, to reduce sweating under the plastic of the bag.
Enjoy your holiday and don’t be afraid to try everything you would have done before your stoma.

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