Exploring Popular Social Media Networks for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Insights for Better Care.

Goal: The aim was to assess topics of interest and concerns among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) who are active online.

Background: Social media (SM) networks are a major communication tool for patients with IBD and health care professionals.

Patients And Methods: We performed an anonymized investigation of SM networks for IBD patients; I-a thematic analysis of patients' posts, II-an online survey advertised through Facebook and other popular SM networks throughout November 2019.