Patent ID: 7993314

Claim:
An absorbent article comprising: a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core placed therebetween, a front and a rear transverse edge, two longitudinal edges, and a transverse center-line which divides the article into a front end portion adapted to lie adjacent to or in contact with a wearer's abdomen when in use, and a rear end portion adapted to lie adjacent to or in contact with the wearer's backside when in use, said absorbent core having two longitudinal edges, a front transverse edge, and a rear transverse edge, wherein the rear transverse edge of the absorbent core possesses a recess with at least one pair of opposing edges, the recess forms a pocket for receiving and storing faeces deposited in the article's rear end portion, the pocket's extension is defined by the edges of the recess, and the topsheet of the absorbent article is fixed to the backsheet in the recess, and an elastic element is arranged to extend substantially across the recess between its opposing edges in a direction parallel to the transverse centerline of the article, the elastic element directly attached to the opposing edges of the recess.