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HI! Sorry to hear about your pain and worry...

You don't say your age. It does take older bodies longer to heal and to adjust.

Maybe try this for a little while:
Use IBGuard- be sure to follow their directions. I got heartburn and burps when I used it wrong. I think I took it on an empty stomach.
Add a good probiotic pill
and an OTC gas- relieving pill (simethecone), after every meal.

Maybe add an antacid?

No fatty food, no fried food, no acidic food/beverage coffee or tea, no carbonated beverages-- not much tasty food left! but it's only for a little while.

Slowly add back in the food/beverages that you can't live without. For me, it's the coffee.

Some patients swear by yogurt. Greek yogurt disturbs my bowels, oddly, but Dannon yogurt helps. Not sure why, but definitely worth a try.

Getting started on this routine can be a pain in the neck, but it's only for a little while AND it really, really worked for me. My gastroenterologist suggested it when I had a bad bout of irritable bowel.

Good luck! Keep us posted. (sorry about my spelling!)

I think it's a good idea to check in with another doctor, as you said you planned to do.