If this helps, I am going over seas shortly, and was worried about going through the scanners. I called TSA, and specifically asked about wearing diapers. I asked my doctor to write me a letter stating I wear diapers for incontinence in case they start asking embarrassing questions.
As long as you go through dry, diapers will not show up as an abnomility.
The TSA said this:
Thank you for contacting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Contact Center regarding Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) screening for passengers using specific personal hygiene products.
Sanitary napkins, panty liners, and adult diapers may appear as an anomaly on AIT monitors during screening. If an item does result in an anomaly, the individual will be referred for additional screening, including a patdown of the area(s) of the body that resulted in the anomaly.
If passengers are screened using a patdown, it is important to know the following:
• A private screening will be offered if the patdown involves sensitive areas.
• Patdowns will be conducted by a TSO of the same gender.
• Passengers may ask for private screening at any time.
• A companion may be present during the private patdown screening with the TSO or other TSA employee, and this companion will be rescreened when the patdown is completed.
• Passengers should not be asked or required to remove or lift any article of clothing to reveal a sensitive body area
For additional information on AIT and the passenger screening process, please visit the TSA Web site at
www.tsa.gov.
