I had a bad stoma problem, too. It was tough and I was very depressed for a while too. Eventually I just resigned myself to it, which wasn't the wisest thing in my case, in hindsight. I started with...
I just flew from San Jose CA to LA, then to Kona HI with no problem. A TSA fellow stepped back suddenly and then calmly asked about the bag; I replied that it is an ileostomy. Then I did have trouble...