Best Hernia Support Belts 2024
Staying active is hugely important for our mental and physical health. However, a number of health issues can get in the way of this – one of which is hernias. They're painful and uncomfortable, and often prevent people from doing what they love by causing a number of adverse effects, including trouble lifting and bending, affecting mobility, irritating skin, and creating pain and discomfort.
In this blog, we'll show you our best picks of hernia support belts, so you can live life to the fullest again.
Who Can a Hernia Support Belt, Truss or Binder Help?
Hernia supports are vital aids for anyone with an external hernia, including those who have had a:
- Femoral hernia
- Epigastric hernia
- Incisional hernia
- Inguinal hernia
- Parastomal hernia
- Umbilical hernia
Which Hernia Support Belt is Right for Me?
While you should discuss the best hernia support belt with your doctor, we've selected a number of the best hernia support belts to guide you in the right direction. Our choices are based on purpose and design, so you can find the perfect hernia support!
- Best Hernia Support Belt
- Best Hernia Support for Men
- Best Hernia Support for Ladies
- Best Hernia Boxer Shorts
- Best Lower Hernia Support Belt
- Best Upper Hernia Support Belt
- Best Stoma Hernia Belt
- Best Hernia Abdominal Binder
Best Hernia Support Belt
Winner: Fulcionel Hernia Support Belt (20cm Depth)
Why We Love It:
✔ Anti-roll silicone bands prevent slippage, maximising comfort
✔ Glove-style fastening is easy to use for patients and carers
✔ Breathable fabric is hypoallergenic and antibacterial
Perfect For:
✔ Any shape or size of hernia
✔ Everyday use, compatible with stomas
✔ Any gender, with a unisex design
Our Verdict: The Fulcionel Hernia Support Belt (20cm Depth) combines soft, breathable, two-way stretch fabric with a unique easy-wear glove style fastening. Combined with anti-roll silicone bands at the belt's top and bottom, this belt prevents herniation and supports existing hernias, minimising further expansion of herniation, allowing you to stay active at the same time.
Customer Verdict: "I wish I had this a couple years of years ago. It really gives good support. Makes life much more comfortable." Susan ★★★★★
Runner Up: Fulcionel Mesh Hernia Support Belt (15cm Depth). This belt prevents herniation and supports existing hernias. This breathable mesh belt prevents excessive sweating, making it perfect for use in the gym or warmer climates.
Best Hernia Support for Men
Winner: Men's Hernia Boxer Shorts
Why We Love It:
✔ High quality and normal looking hernia support boxers
✔ Breathable, hypoallergenic antibacterial fabric
✔ Pockets for provided hernia support inserts
Perfect For:
✔ Reducible Inguinal hernias
✔ Pre and post surgery support
✔ Daily use, and use during sporting activities
Our Verdict: Hernia underwear can look clunky and feel strange. However, with the Men's Hernia Boxer Shorts, you can support existing hernias in the most stylish way possible. With their minimalist style and high-quality material, these briefs help patients feel supported - restoring your health and self confidence.
We Spoke to Orthotix, who said: "These are a great in-between option for people waiting for, or recovering from, abdominal surgery. These briefs support the muscles while staying soft and comfortable, providing round-the-clock support."
Runner Up: The Comfizz High Waisted Boxers with Level 2 Support. This belt gently compresses the herniated area, allowing you to wear well-made, normal looking underwear while alleviating the effects of hernias with fabric for more intense hernia support.
Best Hernia Support for Ladies
Winner: Comfizz Stoma Support Women's High Waisted Briefs
Why We Love It:
✔ Provides gentle but constant pressure
✔ Relieves pain and discomfort
✔ Removable pads for bespoke treatment
Perfect For:
✔ Preventing peristomal hernias
✔ Daily use with incontinence pads and stomas
✔ Use during sporting activities
Our Verdict: A discrete and effective support, the Comfizz Stoma Support Women's High Waisted Briefs supports and hides your hernia. Using stretchy and breathable fabric, these briefs apply gentle compression to flatten stomas and give you a svelte figure in the process! Fitting snugly around your mid section, this pair of underwear helps you get on with normal daily activities without awkward, heavy-duty alternatives – letting you live life to the fullest.
Customer Verdict: "Had stoma bag fitted felt so self conscious until finding these. Really worth the money." Susan ★★★★★
Runner Up: The Comfizz Stoma Support Women's High Waisted Briefs with Level 2 Support firmly holds hernias, incontinence pads and stomas in place, keeping you safe and secure while going about your daily activities. If you need extra stoma support following surgery, these briefs are for you.
Best Hernia Boxer Shorts
Winner: Comfizz Stoma Support High Waisted Boxers
Why We Love It:
✔ Firm yet stretchy material provides comfort and support
✔ Relieves pain and discomfort
✔ Removable pads for bespoke treatment
Perfect For:
✔ Prevention of persitomal hernias
✔ Daily use, with stoma support
✔ Pre and post operation support
Our Verdict: The Comfizz Stoma Support High Waisted Boxers offer discreet security to surgical sites, including hernias and stomas, keeping you safe and secure while going about your day. These boxers work by gently compressing the stomach, preventing parastomal hernias. They also support ostomy devices – making these a brilliantly versatile choice.
Customer Verdict: "Great for everyday support for my ileostomy. Very comfortable too will be purchasing more for everyday wear and hopefully some with a firmer support for when I go running" Jane ★★★★★
Runner Up: The Comfizz Stoma Support High Waisted Briefs with Level 2 Support are a great alternative for patients needing additional hernia support. These stretchy-material boxers are a comfortable but secure option for intense protection against hernias.
Best Lower Hernia Support Belt
Winner: Neo G Double Lower Hernia Support
Why We Love It:
✔ Reduced stitching eliminates skin irritation
✔ Lightweight design available in left and right variations
✔ Adjustable straps for security
Perfect For:
✔ Some fermoral hernias and inguinal groin hernias
✔ Everyday, discreet use
✔ Any gender, with a unisex design
Our Verdict: A discrete and effective support, the Neo G Double Lower Hernia Support is ideal for use with inguinal hernias on either side, both before and after surgery. This is a very effective and popular hernia support and regularly outsells other supports – in part because inguinal hernias are by a margin the most common. It will be appropriate for some femoral hernias but is generally only useful for inguinal groin hernias.
Customer Verdict: "The support is a well made, quality item. It is unobtrusive and very comfortable to wear. As a long distance dog walker this is really appreciated." Roy ★★★★★
Runner Up: The Neo G Lower Hernia Support Belt is an effective single hernia support belt for patients needing top quality support.
Best Upper Hernia Support Belt
Winner: Neo G Upper Abdominal Hernia Support
Why We Love It:
✔ Adjustable medical grade silicone pad, stopping protruding hernias
✔ Slim fit, neutral coloured support can be worn under any clothing item
✔ Breathable material adds comfort and wearability
Perfect For:
✔ Everyday use with any clothes
✔ Assistance with bending and moving
✔ Any gender, with a unisex design
Our Verdict: The Neo G Upper Abdominal Hernia Support uses medical grade silicone pads to support hernias, stopping them from protruding. This maintains safety for the patient and relieves pain effectively, while still being discreet. As one of the thinner, more body-contouring support belts, this belt can be used with all articles of clothing for ease of use.
Customer Verdict: "Comfortable to wear, and only needed occasionally but a real help. Prompt delivery." Antony★★★★★
Runner Up: The Padded Hernia Belt provides discreet hernia support, and can be hidden under most items of clothing. Using comfortable, adjustable pads, this belt relieves pain and discomfort from single and double reducible inguinal hernias.
Best Stoma Hernia Belt
Winner: Fulcionel Hole Cut Ostomy and Hernia Support Belt (20cm Depth)
Why We Love It:
✔ Two-way airflow stretch fabric moulds over all hernias
✔ Cut hole allows ostomy pouch to flow freely
✔ Easy fit glove design is intuitive for carers and patients
Perfect For:
✔ Pre- and post-operation support
✔ Low maintenance support – machine washable at 40°C
✔ Any gender, with a unisex design
Our Verdict: Whether you have had a parastomal hernia, or simply have a hernia in addition to a stoma, the Fulcionel Hole Cut Ostomy and Hernia Support Belt (20cm Depth) is an excellent support belt designed solely for ostomates. Featuring an ostomy aperture, perfect for feeding your device through, this belt maintains a good level of support around the whole abdomen. It also includes a two way stretch fabric perfect for avoid herniation and protecting hernias that have already occurred.
Customer Verdict: "I purchased this belt for my husband to help with stopping the hernia behind his stoma from pushing out. He has tried other belts with no cut out but couldn't get on with them. This is much more comfortable." Janet ★★★★★
Runner Up: Fulcionel Hole Cut Ostomy and Hernia Support Belt (26cm Depth). This belt is exactly the same as the one above, just bigger. For those needing more area coverage for greater or more intense herniation, this belt has you covered.
Best Hernia Abdominal Binder
Winner: Deep Abdominal Binder
Why We Love It:
✔ High quality ventilated elastic is breathable and soft
✔ Corrects posture and supports hernias up to very large size
✔ Promotes blood circulation and healing across a wide area
Perfect For:
✔ Abdominal wall hernias and ventral hernias
✔ Post-trauma, postpartum and post-surgical recovery
✔ Diasastis recti and general stomach muscle weakness
Our Verdict: Consistently one of our most popular hernia supports, the Deep Abdominal Binder provides robust support and compression over a large section of the abdomen. Its ventilated elastic body offers firm support to prevent additional injury and gentle compression to promote healing. At the same time its extra-deep design is ideal for multiple hernias, large hernias or awkward hernias and offers additional support for higher risk activities.
We Spoke to Talarmade, who said: "The Deep Abdominal Binder is brilliant for big, deep hernias. This model spans a larger size, making it brilliant for preventing hernias, protecting existing ones, as well as assisting with various other stomach-muscle related issues."
Runner Up: The Abdominal Binder Support uses touch-and-close fastening for quick fitting, making this a simple and intuitive solution for hernia sufferers. This is a significantly shorter binder support for less intense herniation.
Belts, Trusses, Binders, Corsets: What's the Difference?
When it comes to hernia supports the number of terms seems endless. They all have slightly different meanings but the good news is that you don't really need to worry about what word means what. Generally speaking, binders and corsets refer to abdominal supports, trusses refer to groin supports and belts refer to both, but all are occasionally used interchangeably and you should always look at the image and product description to find out what kind of support they offer.
What Should I Consider Before Purchasing?
There are four factors to keep in mind when choosing an appropriate support:
- What kind of hernia do you have? – Different types of hernia require different types of support (read our Types of Hernia blog to learn more)
- Where is your hernia located? – Again, depending on the location of your hernia you will need different support
- Are you an ostomate? – If you have had a colostomy, urostomy or ileostomy there are likely special supports for your hernia and stoma
- What activity will you be doing? – More intensive activities will require greater support to be carried out safely
Stay Safe
The road to recovery will be quickest if you go at your bodies pace, wear robust support and do not overexert yourself. For our full collection of support please see our Hernia Supports category.
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Comfizz Stoma Support High Waisted Boxers with Level 2 Support
- Superior unisex stoma support boxers
- Provide support and hide your ostomy pouch
- Stretchy material is firm without limiting movement
- Available in black or white for discretion
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Neo G Lower Hernia Support
- Effective and discreet support for reducing symptoms of hernias
- Provides gentle and gradual pressure to reduce inguinal hernias
- Fitted with adjustable and removable pads for excellent comfort
- Reduced stitching for less friction and irritation against the skin
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Comfizz 15cm Multipurpose Support Belt
- Firm multipurpose support belt
- Secures abdominal hernia repairs
- Protects ostomy devices
- Smooths lumps and bumps
Fulcionel Hole Cut Ostomy and Hernia Support Belt (20cm Depth)
- Prevents herniation or supports existing hernias
- 2-way airflow stretch fabric conforms and moulds over any shape or size of hernia
- Easily adjustable to suit personal needs or activity
- Cut hole allows ostomy pouch to sit outside of the belt
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Deep Abdominal Binder
- High-quality ventilated elastic with fully bound edges and soft front panel
- Ideal for abdominal support following a range of surgical procedures
- Provides light compression to increase circulation and promote healing
- Extra-deep version accommodates a larger area and provides extended support