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An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid pervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, and a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch r

An absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid pervious backsheet joined to at least a portion of the topsheet, an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet, and a waste management element disposed in at least a portion of the crotch region. The waste management element preferably includes an acceptance element having an effective open area of at least about 30 percent and a storage element having a compressive resistance of at least about 70 percent.

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1. A disposable absorbent article for wearing on or about a lower torso of a wearer for receiving bodily exudates, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a topsheet;a backsheet;an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet;an acceptance element having

1. A disposable absorbent article for wearing on or about a lower torso of a wearer for receiving bodily exudates, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a topsheet;a backsheet;an absorbent core disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and the backsheet;an acceptance element having an effective open area of at least about 30% and an Acceptance Under Pressure value of greater than about 0.70 grams of a viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the acceptance element per milliJoule of energy input; anda storage element disposed between at least a portion of the acceptance element and the backsheet, the storage element having a compressive resistance of at least about 70%, and a Storage Under Pressure value of greater than about 0.70 grams of the viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the storage element. 2. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has an Acceptance Under Pressure value of greater than about 1.0 grams of a viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the acceptance element per milliJoule of energy input. 3. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has an Acceptance Under Pressure value of between about 0.8 and 10.0 grams of a viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the acceptance element per milliJoule of energy input. 4. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has an effective open area of at least about 50%. 5. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has an effective open area of between about 30% and 70%. 6. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has apertures having an effective aperture size of at least about 0.2 square millimeters. 7. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has apertures having an effective aperture size of at least about 1.0 square millimeters. 8. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element has apertures having an effective aperture size of at least about 2.0 square millimeters. 9. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the topsheet is selected from the group consisting of: a porous foam, a reticulated foam, an apertured plastic film, a woven web of natural fibers, a nonwoven web of synthetic fibers, a woven web comprising natural and synthetic fibers, and a nonwoven web comprising natural and synthetic fibers. 10. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the storage element has a Storage Under Pressure value of greater than about 1.0 grams of the viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the storage element. 11. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the storage element has a Storage Under Pressure value of between at least about 0.8 and 10.0 grams of the viscous fluid bodily waste per square inch of the storage element. 12. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the storage element has a compressive resistance of at least about 90%. 13. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the storage element has a compressive resistance of between about 70% and 95%. 14. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the storage element has a resiliency of at least about 80%. 15. The disposable absorbent article of claim 1, wherein the acceptance element is disposed between at least a portion of the topsheet and a portion of the storage element.