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1. 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 close 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 fluid-absorbent 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. |
