An ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer for attachment to the body the wafer comprising a skin facing surface and a non skin facing surface the non skin facing surface being provided with a backing layer the skin facing surface of the wafer comprises a central area comprising a substantially non absorbent protective adhesive an intermediate area surrounding the central area said area comprising a substantially non absorbent soft adhesive and an edge area surrounding the intermediate area said edge area comprising a substantially non absorbent protective adhesive.
