There is no fixed time for survival after an enterostomy; this survival period is not related to the enterostomy, but to the primary disease for which the enterostomy was performed. Diseases such as esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, etc. may require an enterostomy, in addition to diseases such as intestinal obstruction, colonic perforation, and Crohn’s disease, which may also require a temporary enterostomy. Patients with esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer and other diseases need enterostomy. Patients with advanced esophageal cancer are unable to eat due to the tumor blocking the esophagus, so they need to inject food into the jejunum through enterostomy to replenish energy, which is a palliative treatment in the advanced stage of the disease, and the survival time ranges from half a year to one year. Patients with colorectal cancer who have their anus surgically removed or whose tumors have caused intestinal obstruction also need to undergo intestinal fistula. Survival of patients with colorectal cancer in the early or middle stage, who have their anus surgically removed can be very long, and the five-year survival rate can reach more than 60%. Patients with advanced stage of colorectal cancer who have intestinal obstruction can undergo enterostomy to relieve the obstruction, and the survival time of such patients is also shorter, with a five-year survival rate of only 10-20%. In addition, patients with colon perforation, Crohn’s disease, and intestinal obstruction may also require a temporary enterostomy, and these patients can survive for a very long time, with no difference in life expectancy from the average normal person. If an intestinal fistula is performed, please cooperate with your doctor to complete the follow-up treatment to improve the quality and duration of your survival.