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My experience has been due to malabsorption
There definitely could be an issue with your pancreas. You mood two tests: a stool fat test and a fecal elastase. What you are describing sounds like E.P.I. (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency). At least one of your gastroenterologists should have ordered these.
I suffered for 30+ years misdiagnosed with IBS-D,
finally diagnosed with EPI at age 67 and my entire life has changed for the better!
Please get tested for EPI as soon as possible!!!
There is hope!
I'm just shooting from the hip from my own testing with gastro and bowel issues.  They probably tested for these things but maybe not.
1.  Elius
2.  Diverticulitis
3.  Twisted colon
4.  Ulcerative colitis
5.  Polyps
6.  Celiacs ( although my celiacs doesn't cause any constipation).  I hope you can find some answers.  God bless.
By the way, I tried to apply to Mayo Clinic and they rejected me due to the volume of inquiries.
Thanks for your input. What brand do you use?
Have you found any food groups that may contribute to the gas, bloating, stomach pain and constipation? Do you know if they looked at your digestive enzyme levels during an endoscopy?
Have you had stool elastase testing? It may not be the answer to all your problems, but it sounds like you may have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Most of the literature on it describes diarrhea as a symptom. But I, and many others, have constipation with it.
I would definitely ask your gastro doc to order one.
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My heart breaks for what you're going through. Lots of stories (including myself, family members, on this site and others) about going to numerous doctors for help and getting no help at all.
I was diagnosed with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) this past January based on a fecal elastase test. It confirmed my pancreas isn't producing the enzymes to digest food and was put on pancreatic enzymes to help digest food and absorb nutrients. I was suffering from the fatty stools, major weight loss (I lost 42.5 lbs. since mid-November), malabsorption and the inability to eat much food because I got full so quickly.
Have you had a fecal elastase test?