#$%^&*AU2015202737A120151105.pdf#####ABSTRACT A launderable and re-usable garment or undergarment adapted for absorbing and retaining one or more discharges released from an at-risk area of a person's body through one or more orifices, wherein the garment includes an absorbent pouch assembly having an interior, an inner aspect, an external aspect and sides； the inner aspect of the pouch being, when in use, positioned dose to or in contact with the at-risk area by pouch retaining means that are attached to the pouch and that are supported by the person's body； the retaining means being selected from a range including elastic cords, elastic waist bands, and elastic fabric panels including trunk/leg panels； the retaining means resembling regular garments or undergarments； the inner aspect comprising at least one shaped panel comprised of a skin-conformable, wettable and permeable textile, the inner aspect surrounding and in contact with a base and sides of a flexible and shaped absorbent pad having an inner face, an outer face and at least one side and comprised of an amount of a wettable and fluidabsorbent composition, the interior of the absorbent pouch assembly being sealed at the external aspect by at least one outer shaped panel of a waterproofed textile having a conformable, hydrophobic and gas-permeable composition.
