r/ibs is a subreddit with 168k members. The community frequently discusses ibs, symptoms, pain, stomach, and constipation, and they frequently recommend/review laxative, probiotics, and dairy alternatives, and the most common flair used is question, rant, 🎉 success story 🎉, bathroom buddies, and hint / information.
ibs: it's a pain
Popular Topics in r/ibs
#1
Ibs
302 posts
#2
Symptoms
61 posts
#3
Pain
31 posts
#4
Stomach
29 posts
#5
Constipation
20 posts
#6
Flare
20 posts
#7
Diet
19 posts
#8
Flare Up
16 posts
#9
Medication
16 posts
#10
Hard Time
15 posts
Products Discussed in r/ibs
Laxative
76 reviews
#1
Miralax
4.3★ from 12 reviews
#2
Dulcolax
4.0★ from 8 reviews
#3
Smooth Move
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Probiotics
21 reviews
#1
Florastor
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Visbiome
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Water Kefir
4.0★ from 1 review
Dairy Alternatives
20 reviews
#1
Chao
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Fairlife
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Silk
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/ibs
#1
Question
: "Does anyone with IBS get EXTREME colon spasms with sweating/vasovagal symptoms during a BM?"
135 posts
#2
Rant
: "Turns out my “IBS” was endometriosis"
29 posts
#3
🎉 Success Story 🎉
: "Only my IBS peeps will understand this"
11 posts
#4
Bathroom Buddies
: "Do your bowls ever cramp so hard that you start disassociating and wanna scream?"
9 posts
#5
Hint / Information
: "Turns out my IBS was GI-dominant MCAS in fact (that eventually caused SIBO and IMO as well)"
8 posts
#6
Meme / Humor
: "I hate to brag, but…"
2 posts
#7
Trigger Warning
: "I farted"
2 posts
#8
Research
: "Hope : Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in irritable bowel syndrome"
1 post
Member Growth in r/ibs
Yearly
+23k members(15.5%)
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Last updated: August 30, 2026