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r/IBD

Updated Aug 9

We're a support community for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and their loved ones. We're not a substitute for your gasteroenterologist doctor and cannot treat or diagnose you, but we can offer encouragement and discuss our personal IBD experiences.

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Tracking since Jul 29 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows.

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r/IBD — frequently asked

How many members does r/IBD have?

r/IBD has 29,926 members as of our most recent crawl on Aug 9. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/IBD growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/IBD yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Jul 29; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/IBD?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/IBD yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the crawl accumulates more.

Can I promote my product in r/IBD?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/IBD yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/IBD for mentions?

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r/IBD Stats 2026: Members, Growth & Activity