SubTrends

Averages 9 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (55%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
9 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 13%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 6%
Activity Rank #15,313 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#15,313 309
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
40%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
52%

r/IBD Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510152002.557.510Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (43 chars)
Peak Day Monday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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94%
10–99
6%
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0%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 52%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 46

r/IBD Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 4 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 9 PM
Thu 11 AM
Fri 9 AM
Sat 12 PM

r/IBD Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Crohn's Disease (CD)66 (24.0%)3
IBD Diagnostics55 (20.0%)3
Ulcerative Colitis (UC)54 (19.6%)2
IBD Flare34 (12.4%)3
IBD Medications20 (7.3%)2
Medical Procedure16 (5.8%)2
Microscopic Colitis (MC)11 (4.0%)3
Lymphocytic Colitis (LC)9 (3.3%)8
Indeterminate Colitis (IC)6 (2.2%)3
Graphic NSFW4 (1.5%)7

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

55%text posts

r/IBD Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ibd
36 (13.0%)
45
colitis
21 (7.6%)
44
anyone
19 (6.9%)
36
crohn
16 (5.8%)
33
symptoms
15 (5.4%)
24
diagnosed
13 (4.7%)
64
calprotectin
13 (4.7%)
46
help
13 (4.7%)
25
advice
12 (4.3%)
24
diagnosis
12 (4.3%)
33

r/IBD Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/IBD Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/IBD Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/IBD FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/IBD?

Based on posting volume, r/IBD is most active on Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/IBD?

r/IBD averages 9 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/IBD get?

Posts on r/IBD average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/IBD get most?

On r/IBD, most posts are text posts (55%)