Long plane ride coming

I will be traveling to Singapore soon and have a 23 hour commute with 3 plane rides (crazy, I know)

While I'm currently not flaring (ptL) i want to keep it that way and I treat my colon with the respect it has come to expect.

I read somewhere about someone with UC who ate every 2-3 hours while traveling. What would be the logic behind this? Any idea?

Also, does anyone have experience with sleeping aids? I'd like to make the horrendous commute as pain free as possible.

Thanks

Aisle seat has been IT for the past 3 years :(. I miss the window....

If you are currently not flaring I would keep on doing what you have been doing. Changing up the routine is like rolling the dice. The eating every 2-3 hours is probably for those who are flaring. I think the theory behind it is eating several small meals per day is better than eating less and having bigger meals, kind of like a diabetic. This may actually be part of my problem. During the week I don't eat any breakfast, have a small lunch, and then a fairly big dinner. Other than the normal wake up BM's my worst time of the day is in the evening after eating a bigger meal.

I actually travelled to Singapore and Bali last March so I feel your anxiety about the trip. I also had many stopovers, in Detroit, Narita then Singapore for a few nights before we left for Bali. On the way home we did not overnight in Singapore so I can honestly say I didn't sleep too much.  I was flaring at the time of my trip too.  I just always make sure to have plenty of extra medications with me, even if I'm not taking them at the moment.  Especially TUMS, GasX, hycosamine (some people take Bentyl) - I even brought my Metamucil with me and a little plastic spoon just to make sure I could always take it!  I always find just making sure you can stick to your normal routine, even with such a drastic time change, can help.  Trying to get as much sleep as possible helps too. 

I just got back from a week in Spain and although that wasn't as long of a flight or as much of a time change, I still made sure to have all the extra meds with me. I even took extra prednisone just in case I for some reason started getting sick and needed to up my dose.  Better safe than in pain and sick during a vacation, that is how I think of it :)

Have a good trip!

Thanks for all the great suggestions.

I will have an infusion right before I go, so I should be ok. I got a prescription from my GI for meds for travelers diarrhea just in case.

First thing my husband books are isle seats so we're good to go. I've made it to Egypt and back while flaring, so I've got a good feeling about this one :)

Nomore: has the melatonin been ok'd by your GI? I'm worried about adding any extra meds, but my husband has been insistent I find out about taking sleeping pills for the long flights.

When I had to be somewhere that wasn't good for frequent bathroom breaks, I would take a Bentyl (an anti-spasm medication) and two extra-strength Tylenol.  It made me sleepy and calm, and that helped to keep me from going all the time.  It's not a long-term solution, but it helped somewhat for short periods of time.