r/SIBO

56k members
r/SIBO is a subreddit with 56k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses sibo, struggling, symptoms, treatment, and antibiotics, and they frequently recommend/review laxative, protein, and non-dairy milk.
A subreddit dedicated to Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.

Popular Themes in r/SIBO

#1
Pain & Anger
: "I’m losing hope"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "SIBO misdiagnosed for 14 years > it was likely APD instead"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "GI Map helped solve my issues"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/SIBO

#1

Sibo

: "Sibo misdiagnosed for 14 years > it was likely APD instead"
323 posts
#2

Struggling

57 posts
#3

Symptoms

47 posts
#4

Treatment

42 posts
#5

Antibiotics

: "2nd round of Xifaxan & Metronidazole, need advice to keep motility and prevent relapse"
42 posts
#6

Hard Time

30 posts
#7

Doctor

30 posts
#8

Looking

29 posts
#9

Bloating

: "Bloating"
29 posts
#10

Looking For

28 posts

Products Discussed in r/SIBO

Laxative

54 reviews
#1
Miralax
4.4 from 8 reviews
#2
Magnesium
4.1 from 7 reviews
#3
Linzess
4.5 from 4 reviews

Protein

17 reviews
#1
Almond Nut Butter
3.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Chia Seeds
3.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Flax Seeds
3.0 from 2 reviews

Non-dairy Milk

10 reviews
#1
Lactaid
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Simply
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Malk
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/SIBO

#1
Treatments
: "Peeped this on twitter 🤞🏻"
21 posts
#2
Questions
: "Bloating seems to be the most external/ visible symptom for a lot of us."
20 posts
#3
Sucess Stories
: "Scraped 7 million comments from this sub and 15 others into a database, then ran queries on it, and found something no doctor ever told me in years of treatment."
9 posts
#4
Symptoms
: "Is this anyone else’s stomach after drinking water 🙃"
9 posts
#5
Venting
: "Hot take on bloat pics"
5 posts
#6
Hydrogen Dominant
: "3 rounds of Rifaximin but I still have symptoms"
2 posts
#7
Methane Dominant
: "My case seems different so I’m asking here:"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/SIBO

Yearly
+15k members(36.6%)

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Last updated: June 8, 2026