country vets cure because if they dont the owners cant afford to keep taking them back and just shoot the patient. your idea is much better than you might really think.
the antibiotics and digestion connection is a no brainer.
bad diet choices? arent they under your control? as bad as you have been feeling, that makes no sense, hopi.
i want to know more about this damage caused by copperheads. it could be you never fully recovered from that. a revisiting of old wounds is common when cleaning up.