An incontinence product in the form of briefs for the absorption of bodily excretions, having a front abdominal portion and a rear back portion which are spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction and which are connected to each other at side seam regions on both sides during production, to form an abdominal and back bandcontinuous in the transverse or hip circumference direction with a hip opening which is closed in the hip circumference direction, and having a crotch portion which comprises an absorption body and extends in the longitudinal direction between the abdominal portion and the back portion and is unreleasably joined to the abdominal portion and to the back portion in a respective overlap region (36, 38), - wherein the crotch portion, the abdominal portion and the back portion together delimit respective leg openings of the incontinence product, - wherein the abdominal portion and the back portion are realized so as to be elastically expandable in the transverse or hip circumference direction, - wherein the crotch portion comprises on both sides cuff elements, which form a lateral anti-leak barrier, extend on both sides along the longitudinal extent of the absorption body, are fixed to the side of the product facing the body at least along a cuff base line and comprise a non-fastened free longitudinal edge by way of which they are able to be raised from the side of the product facing the body and thus form the respective lateral anti-leak barrier, - wherein the cuff elements are formed from a non-woven material portion which is folded around onto itself along the longitudinal direction, - wherein a folding line thus generated forms the non-fastened free longitudinal edge, - wherein the cuff base line extends entirely in the folded-around region of the non-woven material portion, - wherein the crotch portion comprises crotch elasticizing means which extend outside the absorption body and on both sides of the absorption body substantially in the longitudinal direction and are assigned to the respective leg opening, - wherein the cuff elements are free of elasticizing means in the transverse direction inside the respective cuff base line, that is to say in an entire region which is able to be raised from the side of the product facing the body, and - wherein the crotch elasticizing means assigned to the respective leg opening are arranged outside the cuff base line in the transverse direction. - wherein the crotch portion, the abdominal portion and the back portion together delimit respective leg openings of the incontinence product, - wherein the abdominal portion and the back portion are realized so as to be elastically expandable in the transverse or hip circumference direction, - wherein the crotch portion comprises on both sides cuff elements, which form a lateral anti-leak barrier, extend on both sides along the longitudinal extent of the absorption body, are fixed to the side of the product facing the body at least along a cuff base line and comprise a non-fastened free longitudinal edge by way of which they are able to be raised from the side of the product facing the body and thus form the respective lateral anti-leak barrier, - wherein the cuff elements are formed from a non-woven material portion which is folded around onto itself along the longitudinal direction, - wherein a folding line thus generated forms the non-fastened free longitudinal edge, - wherein the cuff base line extends entirely in the folded-around region of the non-woven material portion, - wherein the crotch portion comprises crotch elasticizing means which extend outside the absorption body and on both sides of the absorption body substantially in the longitudinal direction and are assigned to the respective leg opening, - wherein the cuff elements are free of elasticizing means in the transverse direction inside the respective cuff base line, that is to say in an entire region which is able to be raised from the side of the product facing the body, and - wherein the crotch elasticizing means assigned to the respective leg opening are arranged outside the cuff base line in the transverse direction.