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Food Allergies

The largest community info source on Food Allergies! Share allergen-free recipes, rant about your struggles, ask questions, and find answers about food allergies and sensitivities. If you are a person who has lived with an allergy for many years, please stick around to advise the newly diagnosed who are looking for guidance. We are all in this together.

32k subscribers375 posts / mo in Sep 2026320 authors / mosince 2012

r/FoodAllergies has 32k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 375 posts a month from 320 people. Top topics: Food Recalls, Onion Lovers vs Haters and Filipino Street Food.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +3.9% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202632k
Growing32k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · +7.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026375
QuieterPeaked at 542 in Sep 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FoodAllergies

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Food Recalls0.4%
  2. Onion Lovers vs Haters0.2%
  3. Filipino Street Food0.2%
  4. Gluten-Free Bread Recipes0.2%
  5. Peanut Butter Jar Mysteries0.1%

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