Looks like they ask about "Have you ever had any intestinal trouble?" I used to have ulseritive colitis. Had my large intestines removed. But everything is fine now and have no issues. have been for years. Only thing is i have to use the bathroom more than the average person. would this disqualify me from flying?
I don't think this would disqualify you. However, since this was a significant healthcare issue, the FAA will want to be assured that the situation has been adequately addressed and that there are no ongoing issues or complications that would become a safety of flight problem.
During the consultation, the AME can advise you on what items you need to obtain and send in to the FAA for your UC and removal of the large intestine. And if the consulting AME is really good, he or she can advise you on how to keep the doctor letters simple and on point, making the reviewer's job easy. If the doctors want to show off how much of a medical thesaurus they swallowed, that's when the reviewers job gets difficult. Moral: all doctor's letters should be in plain language easily understood by lay people and five year olds.
If you are currently on medications for the bowel removal, and declared those, but didn't declare the operation that removed the bowl, that is one way to get yourself wrapped around the axle. As your file is reviewed, the reviewer is crosschecking the meds you declared against conditions these meds are prescribed for. So if you said you were taking Medication XXX but didn't say why, then your application won't pass the reviewer's sniff test and you created your own deferral hell.
This is why many of us here advocate the consulting with the AME whenever you are uncertain about when and how to declare something on your medical.
If you want some more direct advice, I would say to 1) pull together your complete medical history as you might declare on the 8500-8 form, then 2) provide that history to Dr. Bruce Chien via his webpage,
http://www.aeromedicaldoc.com/how-to-start.html , with the direct question being,
"These conditions are in my history. For each one, what items do I need to bring to the AME for my initial medical?"
My experience is that, while there are several items that will result in an immediate denial (or at minimum, a long deferral while additional positive history is developed), most medical conditions are permitted as long as the right documentation is obtained and submitted.
Consulting with good AME's like Dr. Chien can really help to educate you about the process. And greatly increase your chances of success once you are ready to formally submit your information.
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