OSTOMY BAG RUPTURE AT 35,000 FEET
On his first flight following a colostomy for ulcerative colitis, my patient noted distension of his ostomy bag as his plane reached its cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. He barely made it to the rest room before his bag burst. How can he avoid bag rupture on future flights?—Joshua Grossman, MD, Johnson City, Tenn. The…