Taking drinks through airport security.

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I know it's liquids below 100ml in clear bottles.

However what about for medical need?

Ds (14) has been getting sudden acute and severe migraines for a few years. We now think it's due to Hypoglycemia as his temp drops to 33-35° and he's pale/grey and confused.

He's seeing nurse tomorrow to get a blood sugar tester so we can test it when this happens.

But we need to carry paracetamol (liquid) as well as his sumatriptan spray with us and also jelly babies and lucosade.

Anyone know the rules (without me trying to navigate and airport switchboard)
about if I can carry the paracetamol in a unopened bottle (150ml) and I was thinking a can of mini cola (100ml).

Afaik there is no restrictions on food? So I can take jelly babies and bread roll?

I'm also assuming I'll need some kind of dr note to carry the glucose monitor on board as it's needles?

I have all his neuro letters re his odd episodes etc and that they suspect migraine and the fact he's also on another medication (tablets we crush) but it doesn't specifically say to take paracetamol and the sumatriptan isn't a large liquid as it's a nasal spray.

Anyone shed any light on this? (I will pay for private letter from gp if needs be and they can do this before next week!)

Ive taken milk that was part of a medicinal routine through security. I didnt even have letter specifying milk although i could have produced a digital copy of more general letter explaining. (The day hadn't quite gone to plan so didnt gave a chance to remove it prior to security). You can take liquids through security if the need is there. And actually i would rather than rely on what you need being on the other side (looking at you where special assistance said they had stuff but actually they turned out to be out).

Flying and security is stressful. I wouldn't want to risk security, with its additional stresses being the time it all goes belly up and not having easy access to what you need

Sorry that didnt make sense.
Basically better you have what you need than trying to find it on the other side only to find out they've run out etc. Doctors letter and you should be fine taking the lot drinks and all

We always take a large bottle of liquid medication for our son, security ask to see the prescription. Never had a problem.

I would definitely go for fast track and a wheelchair if your son will tolerate this .

I have a shortened digestive system (from surgery ) and sometimes my body processes food in such a way that I have odd episodes - pale ,clammy.that thing where you're both hot and shivery ,confused ,shaking etc .Glucose often sorts it .

But I've found that travelling will often bring an attack on ,especially in airports .I think it's a combination of stress ,exercise ( all the walking and luggage ) ,getting up early, dehydration and the lighting in airports .So a wheelchair might limit these factors .Though obvs not if using same will stress your DS out .

Fingers crossed for you .

Using a wheelchair will not bother ds. He often asks me to buy him one for when his legs are really painful and then he won't have to walk!