The aim of the study is to examine the quality of life of people with permanent or temporary stomach and to examine whether there is a difference in the quality of life of people with permanent or temporary stomach by age, sex and marital status. Subjects and methods: 50 persons participated in the research, members of Stoma klub Pula. Both sexes were over the age of thirty years old and the older requirement to approach the examination was to have a temporary or permanent stem. An anonymous Questionnaire for Quality of Life Questionnaire for a Patient with an Ostomy was used as an instrument of research, translated and adapted to Croatian language. RESULTS: Several persons of male sex have been admitted to the study, as 68% of persons with colon cancer. There was no statistically significant difference in marital status and quality of life assessment (p˂0.01). There was also no difference in the quality of life assessment between people in the working status and those who did not. This data can be explained by the fact that the majority of those retired are retired. The respondents expressed fear of unpleasant smells of stool and had to change their eating habits. Conclusion: There are differences in assessing the quality of life among patients with permanent stomach and those with temporary, colorectal cancer is the most common cause of stool building.