View Full Version : Colostomy
Mark100
11th Jun 2009, 20:21
Anyone got any experience of flying as a commercial pilot with a colostomy ? Or know of someone ?
gingernut
11th Jun 2009, 21:58
No personal experience Mark, I suspect that the underlying reason would be of interest to the AME??
I doubt that a colostomy alone would raise more than an eyebrow.
Otterman
14th Jun 2009, 11:26
Don't have an answer, but I wonder how those bags would react to pressure differences? A decompression could make a big mess.
gingernut
15th Jun 2009, 18:40
Good point. But there's plenty of room for the flatus to go.
Most are vented with a charcoal filter, and the stoma's allow gas flow in either direction, probably resulting in less of an issue than you having a couple of beers and a Sangam special the night before:)