Pelvic-abdominal support garment

A pelvic-abdominal support garment comprising:

• a combination of a waist encircling member and shorts integrated into a support garment, said waist encircling member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front portion and a back portion, the front portion having an opening configured to be closed and secured by a wearer, the waist encircling member extending between the top and bottom edges by an amount adapted to cover substantially all of the front and back of the waist area of the wearer, the waist encircling member being laterally elastic and longitudinally substantially non-elastic whereby when the wearer closes and secures the opening in the front portion of the waist encircling member it is adapted to place adjustable pressure on the wearer's abdominal region, said waist encircling member includes one-half of a hook and loop fastener at least on an outer facing side of the front portion thereof;
• said shorts being non-removably secured to the bottom edge of said waist encircling member and having a crotch region;
• a detachable member defining a receptacle for holding a gel-pack adapted to apply cold or heat to the crotch area of the wearer secured by a hook and loop fastener to the interior of the crotch region of the shorts;
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• a strap member having one end thereof secured to the back portion of said waist encircling member and the other end thereof attachable to the one half of a hook and loop fastener on the front portion of said waist encircling member after passing under the crotch region of said shorts by another half of a hook and loop fastener on said strap member so that the strap member is adapted to apply pressure to the crotch area of the wearer.