Abstract: A male undergarment for wear by a bowel incontinent user. The male undergarment includes an undergarment having front portion, a back portion, a bottom crotch portion, an upper waist opening, and a pair of lower leg openings. The undergarment has substantially inner and outer layers. The undergarment has a pair of generally parallel opposite longitudinal side slits therethrough separating upper regions of the front and back portions from one another. The back portion of the undergarment has a pair of attachment straps coupled thereto which are detachably attached to the front portion of the undergarment. A generally hourglass-shaped flexible shield is interposed between the inner and outer layers of the undergarment and positioned in the bottom crotch portion of the undergarment. The shield comprises a water-impermeable material to prevent the passage of water therethrough.