Garment absorbent structure

An absorbent garment comprising:

• a liquid impermeable outer cover for encircling a wearer's body;
• a flexible shaped member integrally connected onto said outer cover, said flexible shaped member having a raised peripheral rim to form a containment space for receiving body exudates, said shaped member comprising a first portion, and a second portion extending rearwardly from a rear end of the first portion, said raised peripheral rim extending about said first portion and said second portion, said first portion having along its side edges symmetrical indentations so that the first portion has a plan configuration including a generally rectangular front segment, and inwardly contoured side edges respectively extending rearwardly from the front segment in a diverging manner into the second portion, said second portion having a generally rectangular plan configuration wider than the first portion such that said second portion extends laterally of a longitudinal centerline of said shaped member more than the lateral extent of said first portion, so that said shaped member has a generally anvil-shaped, overall plan configuration, said peripheral rim extending upwardly from said second portion more than from said front segment of said first portion, so that the containment space of the shaped member is deeper in the second portion than in the front segment of said first portion;
• an absorbent material disposed in said first portion, said absorbent material being absent in the second portion to leave a void space for receiving fecal material therein;
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• a liquid permeable top sheet overlaying said shaped member for covering the containment space thereof.