An absorbent, porous structure (4), intended for use in an absorbent article, wherein the structure (4) exhibits a first region (19), primarily consisting of a first material, which stands in direct connection with a second region (20), primarily conssisting of a second material. The receding wetting angle &thgr;r is larger for the first material than for the second material, whereby liquid transport between the two regions (19, 20) takes place in a direction from the first region (19) to the second region (20), at least when the porous structure (4) is wet.