Ostomy support garment

An ostomy support garment comprising a material providing support to a stoma and having a hole therein that goes entirely through said garment from an outside of the garment to an inside thereof, said hole being positioned over the stoma and having a perimeter sized to encircle the stoma while leaving the stoma and an area surrounding the stoma exposed through the hole when the garment is being worn, said hole perimeter having a stabilized edge that is provided with an element configured to cooperate with the stabilized edge to allow the perimeter to be increased to a size sufficient for an ostomy bag to be passed through the garment hole and also to be reduced to more closely surround and provide support next to the stoma, said stabilized edge being split at least once by a slit that extends from the edge of the hole into the material to enlarge the hole by opening said slit, and said element being configured to close the slit to reduce the perimeter of the hole.

An ostomy support garment comprising a material providing support to a stoma and having a through-passing hole going from an inside of said garment to an outside thereof, said hole being positioned over the stoma and having a perimeter sized to encircle the stoma while leaving the stoma and an area surrounding said stoma exposed through the hole when the garment is being worn, said hole perimeter having a stabilized edge with at least one slit cut through said edge and an adjoining portion of said material from the inside of the garment to the outside thereof to form two free edges on either side of said slit, said hole being enlarged and a greater portion of the area surrounding the stoma being visible from outside the garment when said slit is opened.