A patent has bee issued for an absorbent article which comprises a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable antileakage sheet and a liquid-retentive absorbent core. The absorbent article is provided with upstanding guards along longitudinal left and right opposing side portions thereof. Each of the upstanding guards are provided with a plurality of upstanding guard elastic members which form a gather in a widthwise direction of each upstanding guard.