Having an ostomy condition may limit your movement, especially traveling to foreign places. Such countries may not have Ostomy supplies in case yours deplete. Moreover, fewer stoma supplies inconvenience your health status. However, here is the guide that medics provide to a traveling Ostomy individual.
Ensure That the Ostomy Materials Are Enough
By considering supplies like pouches, these items need to be changed frequently. With the consultation of a doctor, you require proper planning for the number of materials to carry. That situation is further worsened with the change of climate and diet in some places. On the warm temperature, the pouches become unstuck hence unable to hold the waste appropriately. Some diet you feed triggers constipation. For that situation, it is worthwhile to carry more waste bags. Therefore, it is wise for the patient to make a prior arrangement with the stoma supplier to have the items delivered in time before traveling.
Pack your stoma materials in hand luggage
These items are sensitive and must be present at all times. Situations may arise that the suitcase you packed the supplies disappears. That would be hurting especially that the supplies are unavailable in most countries. Use hand luggage instead, which is portable, and you are allowed to carry it to carry on board. If you do not have one, the airline offers hand luggage for urgent medical situations. In this case, adhesive removal wipes are preferable to sprays. Bulk sprays cannot fit the hand luggage, but if they are 100ml or less, they are compatible with the luggage. Moreover, the use of the clear plastic container is valid with the sprays. With the scissors restricted from the plane, you can snip the bag before boarding.
Access a RADAR key card
It is embarrassing if your pouch leaks because you have no access to toilet facilities. For those traveling in the UK, the use of the RADAR key helps you to access any toilet facilities and change your ostomy pouch. This key is a large, silver-coated tool that opens more than ten thousand toilets in the UK. The government designs these objects for disabled and people with health complications. Furthermore, using the key alarms other toilet users that you need to use the facility urgently. There is also a digital way of accessing lavatories. That is by the use of a ‘just can't wait ‘card application in the phone, the app comes with google maps showing the location of the nearest lavatory.
Carry with you travel insurance and EHIC cards.
The risk of an ostomy person having a medical failure is high. That is because of the change in atmospheric pressure when a plane flies at a higher altitude. Having an EHIC card and travel policy is right for you. The insurance company will cover any medical fees if your health falters. Therefore it is significant to disclose your medical history to the company, especially a stroma condition. That helps them even arrange for ostomy supplies if they are inadequate.
Always carry bottled water when onboard
Severe cases like diarrhea and stomach upset inconvenience your comfort traveling. That is not to mention the number of times you change the pouch. Using bottled water relives such conditions. The water also prevents constipation in a patient. Carrying a travel kettle is also significant in warming the bottled water.
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