Incontinence article (2) in the form of a briefcase for the collection of body excretions, comprising a front abdominal section (4) and a back dorsal section (6) which, to form a continuous abdominal band and a dorsal band in the transverse direction or in the peripheral direction (16) of the hip, with a hip opening 5 (18) closed in the peripheral direction of the hip, they have been factory-connected to one another in areas of lateral seam (14) arranged on both sides , and a crotch section (8) having an absorption body (7) and extending in a longitudinal direction (9) between the abdominal section (4) with a transverse edge (58) turned towards the crotch and the section dorsal (6) with a transverse edge (60) turned towards the crotch, where the trimming section (8) is inextricably connected to the abdominal section (4) and the dorsal section (6), where both the section of gust (8) as the section Abdominal n (4) and dorsal section (6) limit the openings (19) of the incontinence article legs, where first elastic means are provided in the abdominal section (4) and in the dorsal section (6) (28) that extend at a distance from each other and parallel to each other in the transverse direction or peripheral direction (16) of the hip and thus elasticize the surface of the abdominal section (4) and the dorsal section (6), where second elastification means (40, 42) are provided in an area (22, 26) of the abdominal section (4) and the dorsal section (6), located on the side of the gland and turned towards the openings (19) of the legs, wherein the section of the groove (8) comprises a liquid impermeable backsheet material (62) with an inner side (63) and with a specific weight of 10-40 g / m2 and a sheet material cover (84) based on a veil with an inner side (85), and where the body of abso Ration (7) is disposed between the backsheet material (62) and the cover sheet material (84) and the absorption body (7) has a width (K), longitudinal edges (46), areas of longitudinal edg