A tampon , the tampon comprising: a body having a longitudinal axis , a front end , a rear end and an outer surface , said body comprising a liquid-absorbing material operable to absorb and/or retain bodily fluid; a bore extending through the body along the longitudinal axis from the front end to the rear end , said bore defining an inner surface ; a liquid-impermeable layer , said liquid-impermeable layer comprising a liquid-impermeable elastic material; and a liquid-permeable layer ; wherein the liquid-absorbing material is a fluid; wherein one of the liquid-impermeable layer or the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body of the tampon and the other of the liquid-impermeable layer or the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body ; wherein, in use, the liquid-impermeable layer and the liquid-permeable layer are operable to move between a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein the liquid-impermeable layer is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body of the tampon and the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body of the tampon in the first configuration; wherein the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body of the tampon and the liquid-impermeable layer is on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body of the tampon in the second configuration; wherein the first configuration is the configuration prior to insertion of the tampon into an opening in the body; and the second configuration is the configuration after insertion of the tampon into an opening of the body. a body having a longitudinal axis , a front end , a rear end and an outer surface , said body comprising a liquid-absorbing material operable to absorb and/or retain bodily fluid; a bore extending through the body along the longitudinal axis from the front end to the rear end , said bore defining an inner surface ; a liquid-impermeable layer , said liquid-impermeable layer comprising a liquid-impermeable elastic material; and a liquid-permeable layer ; wherein the liquid-absorbing material is a fluid; wherein one of the liquid-impermeable layer or the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body of the tampon and the other of the liquid-impermeable layer or the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body ; wherein, in use, the liquid-impermeable layer and the liquid-permeable layer are operable to move between a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein the liquid-impermeable layer is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body of the tampon and the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body of the tampon in the first configuration; wherein the liquid-permeable layer is on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body of the tampon and the liquid-impermeable layer is on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body of the tampon in the second configuration; wherein the first configuration is the configuration prior to insertion of the tampon into an opening in the body; and the second configuration is the configuration after insertion of the tampon into an opening of the body. <EOS>