The purpose of this disclosure is to provide an absorptive article which can deform while following the movement of the wearers legs and which can restore to the original shape. The absorptive article of this disclosure has the following configuration. The absorptive article (1) includes a liquid permeable top sheet (4), a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorption body (7). The absorptive article (1) is characterized in that the absorptive article (1) has, in the region thereof which is in contact with the excretory opening, a medium-high section (2) protruding in the thickness direction of the absorptive article (1) and including a cushion section, and in that the absorption body (7) has one or more compressed sections (3) which form a folding axis about which the absorptive article (1) is folded in the width direction thereof so that the skin contact surface of the top sheet (4) protrudes.本發明以提供可伴隨著用者的腳部動作而變形,且可回復原本形狀的吸收性物品為目的。本發明之吸收性物品具有以下構成。含有液透過性的頂部薄片(4)、液不透過性的背部薄片、與吸收體(7)的吸收性物品(1),吸收性物品(1)於排泄口接觸域,具有於吸收性物品(1)的厚度方向突出的含緩衝部的中高部(2),吸收體(7)具有一個或複數的壓縮部(3),且一個或複數的壓縮部(3)形成使吸收性物品(1)在其寬方向且頂部薄片(4)的肌膚接觸面突出之方式折曲用的折疊軸為其特徵之吸收性物品(1)。
