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TSA And Medical Liquids

SGWhiskers

By SGWhiskers
in Traveling with Celiac Disease

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SGWhiskers
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The TSA website states "Additionally, we are continuing to permit prescription liquid medications and other liquids needed by persons with disabilities and medical conditions. This includes:

Liquids including water, juice, or liquid nutrition or gels for passengers with a disability or medical condition;"

I have my physician letter stating that I am on a prescribed gluten-free diet.

It seems to me that we would be covered by this statement, what do you think? Has anyone tried submitting their liquids to TSA as medical liquids? I'm pregnant and allergic to enough other things that it is going to be difficult for me to find adequate food/liquids past security and I'm worried about something going wrong and getting stuck on the plane without something to eat. I don't really want to make the baby short on calories/protien/hydration while I travel.

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tarnalberry Community Regular
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Foods should be a problem - they're not liquid.

As for liquid, I have never bothered trying to get anything covered. Take an empty water bottle through security, and fill it up on the other side. You've got as much liquid as you want for free now!

I will note that there have been a recent spat of issues with mothers taking breastmilk through security, which is explicitly ALLOWED in the TSA regulations. That doesn't always mean that's what the TSA screeners do. (It's really all a bit f'ed up. One woman this happened to posted her video to YouTube Open Original Shared Link)

I don't look forward to flying this holiday.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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The TSA website states "Additionally, we are continuing to permit prescription liquid medications and other liquids needed by persons with disabilities and medical conditions. This includes:

Liquids including water, juice, or liquid nutrition or gels for passengers with a disability or medical condition;"

I have my physician letter stating that I am on a prescribed gluten-free diet.

It seems to me that we would be covered by this statement, what do you think? Has anyone tried submitting their liquids to TSA as medical liquids? I'm pregnant and allergic to enough other things that it is going to be difficult for me to find adequate food/liquids past security and I'm worried about something going wrong and getting stuck on the plane without something to eat. I don't really want to make the baby short on calories/protien/hydration while I travel.

I think it depends on the security agent at that time. Sad to say. They do sell water bottles after security and have water and juice on most planes. Many people take an empty, clear water bottle thru security and fill it up at the drinking fountain or sink. You can get small squeezy things of pb and almond butter at WF that you can put in your qt sized plastic baggies ( spell check changed baggies to haggis ? )

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

I meant to add - if you take your own water bottle to try to get that through security, make sure that it is a clean and dry one.

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SGWhiskers
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I'm not looking forward to flying at all either. I've seen the breast milk mom video and am seriously wavering on flying or driving this holiday. Being pregnant, I don't think I can do the 14 hour drive to my in-laws in one day and we don't have enough time away from my husband's job to do it in 2 days. Thus, I'm stuck flying and getting the grope down since I won't be taking baby through the radiation. Nuts are out for me. My protien comes from meat and soy. I'm planning on canned meats, but those often contain water and the wrong agent could consider them liquid even when they are just the moist cut meat in foil packages. I've had them give me a hard time about my fruits before but they let me pass. I never took my doctor's letter, but with baby, I'm feeling the need to stay well hydrated and full of healthy calories/protien. That's the reason for the plane ticket vs the car ride. I'm eating non-stop these days. My own food/liquids would just make me feel safer.

Where do you fill up on water after the check point? Are there drinking fountains.

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GlutenFreeManna
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You can pack anything that has liquid (like canned meats) in your checked bag. I would not risk taking much through security. You may have to choose to throw it away or be detained and miss your flight like the breast milk mom.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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I've never been to an airport that didn't have water fountains or at least sinks in the restroom for filling up a water bottle.

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