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r/IBSResearch↗

A community dedicated strictly to the research on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with the goal to 1) create a better definition of the disorders that together make up IBS, 2) provide a better and more comprehensive diagnostic roadmap to people with IBS and 3) provide solutions to those disorders.

15k subscribers70 posts / mo in Sep 202624 authors / mosince 2019

r/IBSResearch has 15k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 70 posts a month from 24 people. Top topics: Gut Microbiome Health, Antibiotic Resistance and Weight Loss Drugs & GLP-1.

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When to post on r/IBSResearch

  • Best timeWed 16:00timing matters · UTC
  • Removed—Not enough posts to measure
  • Posts / mo70Sep 2026
  • Median score6top 10% ≥ 13 · Sep 2026
r/IBSResearch

Best posting time

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Wed 16:00best slot
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  • QuietBest time
  • #1–#5 strongest slots
  1. #1: Wed 16:00
  2. #2: Sun 14:00
  3. #3: Wed 17:00
  4. #4: Tue 22:00
  5. #5: Sun 11:00
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Size and growth

How r/IBSResearch has grown

r/IBSResearch

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.6% in 3 months
Oct 202615k
Growing15k subscribers
Live · through Oct 2026
r/IBSResearch

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+23%vs Sep 2025 · −9.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202670
BusierPeaked at 123 in Jul 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IBSResearch

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Gut Microbiome Health1.8%
  2. Antibiotic Resistance0.2%
  3. Weight Loss Drugs & GLP-10.1%
  4. FDA Drug Approvals0.1%
  5. Pfizer Biotech Vaccines0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

Can you post

Posting rules for r/IBSResearch

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Timing and removals

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What to post

What works on r/IBSResearch

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/IBSResearch

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/IBSResearch

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research