At first I thought the waist band looked a bit big, but once on they fitted like a glove and didn’t cut into the stomach.
Other products I’ve tried give me stomach pain after a day of wearing, like hunger pains or cramp due to the waistband being too tight and narrow. But the wide supportive waistband of the Women’s Thermo-Dry Long Janes were perfect and never rode down. Highly recommended. The hems were damp from river crossings and they died super-fast, I put them in my Blackstag sleeping bag overnight and they were toasty warm and dry by morning.