Diapers while flying

I am fully urinary incontinent and sometimes bowel incontinent. I wear pads/diapers of various types at all times.

My question is how best to dispose of used items while on a plane. I use a small shaving bag with 3-4 nappies, beby wipes and spare underwear.I take whis with me to the bathroom when time to change.The bins in the bathrooms are two small and it will not fit into the shaving bag.This is a particular problem for me on long flights where they say you need to hydrate and feel crap from the heat etc, this means I use more nappies.

Any Idea for the best protocall for this problem ?

I suggest heavy zip-lock bags and a solid color plastic bag to cover the zip-lock bag so the flight attendant does not get freaked out. Explain it needs to be placed in the garbage for disposal just like baby diapers. I have had to do that on several long flights with out a problem. I just stated it as a fact and walked away to my seat.

How long is your flight? depending on the duration I would say to invest in really good diapers. I wear abena, and make sure i change before the flight and when i get off. A 6 hour flight shouldn't be a problem with a high quality diaper.

I completely agree with both comments below. My usual flight routine (which has worked well for 6-hour flights) is as follows:

Change into a fresh diaper at home just before leaving for the airport. I too wear Abena, and I always include one good doubler pad. Abena makes great doublers that are made to fit right between the leak guards on their diapers. Now add plastic pants. Bloomers are absolutely the best for this because I have had leaks at the back of the legs even while wearing regular plastic pants.

This is uncool not only for you, but also for the cleaning crew who will need to probably replace the seat cushion before the next flight (creating a delay) or especially uncool for the next person in that seat if the cleaning crew misses the wet spot! :'(

If you do end up needing to change on the airplane, be sure to do as skybear counsels... Airplane lavatories have no decent refuse containers, and DO NOT try to flush a diaper of any kind... it will seriously plug the toilet and create a situation that might even require the plane to divert to an alternate airport (many forward lavatories are right over the airplanes' electronic equipment bay).

Also, don't be afraid to tell the flight attendant that what you are asking them to dispose of is a diaper. Handing a mysterious, heavy, odd-smelling package to a flight attendant could be cause for some alarm, and possibly subject you to some additional attention/questioning by a member of the flight crew or perhaps an armed air marshal!

Good traveling!

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Fun until TSA opens your bag all over the table in the security line showing all your diapers!

Ive worn while flying... and even worn through one of the new full body scanners... no one said a word, and they HAD to have seen it.

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Ive worn while flying... and even worn through one of the new full body scanners... no one said a word, and they HAD to have seen it.

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I won't go through those again. I could actually feel it, a heating on my skin. Not a good thing; I've had PLENTY of radiation (we don't even know how much) and it turns out they don't even know the dose given off by many of those machines. There is no inspection and no safety regulation. I think one day they'll be considered like those shoe store x-ray things are now.

Many of the trash chutess in lavs will handle a diaper if rolled properly. Flushing is a PURE FAIL and beyond stupid so.. just.. don' t. I have found the "Dignity" brand doublers stacked a few high- best added after getting past security- have often handled the whole flight unchanged but YMMV.

Your Micturition May Vary

And- TMI aside- I've often mitigated fecal inco by deciding to either clean out with enemas and/or use Imodium. Tampons are useful for some of us as a fecal plug but again- physical and emotional factors are so individual in that use. The string of a tampon rectally MAY be an issue Re "perceived" smuggling/other prohibited item at a checkpoint. So perhaps the balance of comforts in deciding to remove before screening/put a new one in after etc is worth considering. Changing them too often for me is a literal pain in the ah well.

Generally- they're used to medical needs and so long as we're not uncouth etc- it's a non issue. Generating no overt incidents and we're golden.