It seems like my allergy is different than most allergies I get nauseated, headache,blurred vision, irritable,fatigue. So I was thinking maybe i'm just allergic to pasteurized milk and raw milk might actually be good for me.

No that would not be a good idea at all. I have a similar reaction to dairy as you do. With milk allergies some people get anaphylaxis (hives/respiratory symptoms - classic food allergy) but some have digestive symptoms. Most people with milk allergies are allergic to one of the 2 main proteins in milk, whey and caseinate. These are still present in raw milk. Pasteurization just gets rid of the bacteria and parasites that may be in the milk to make it safer for you to drink. If you're worried about bovine growth hormone, antibiotics, or other "issues" with "dairy" pasteurized milk, try organic or something first if you want to rule that out. But I just drink soy milk and avoid dairy in general. But, I can tell when something has been just been cooked with milk or butter because my stomach gets upset and I want to vomit. If all dairy "gets" you, even things that you don't think have dairy, it is probably a milk allergy that changing milk won't fix. But if there are certain things that don't, then you might be ok.
There are varying degrees of milk allergies that aren't lactose intolerance, no, I can't just take lactaid and make it all better...

no. raw milk is not purified and can make you sick. and i do not think that you are allergic to pasteurized milk, because pasterurized milk is just purified, that's all.

Well even if you dont get a allergic reaction raw milk is basically unclean milk that hasnt been boiled to kill the bacteria so i think drinking a glass full of bacteria is not very wise lol

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Even though a product does not have "gluten" listed as one of the ingredients, could potassium sorbate be gluten? How about potassium bisulphate? Or xanthum gum? How can I know for sure if a food product is gluten free?

Gluten can be listed as flour of unspecified type, wheat and derivatives, modified starch of unspecified origin (or derived from wheat or one of the other gluten-containing grains), malt, maltase, (malt anything), barley and derivatives, rye and derivatives, semolina, couscous, breadcrumbs...
Monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer) may be derived from a gluten source, so should also be avoided. Soy sauce is made with wheat, so if it's in the ingredients, gluten is in there, too.
Xanthan gum is often used to replace gluten in gluten free food, and does not contain gluten. Guar gum is used in the same way.
If you were in the UK, you would just look in the "allergy" box, and that would tell you if gluten might be in the product.
Cornflour/cornstarch does not contain gluten. Herbs like rue do not contain gluten. Gluten is the protein in wheat, rye, barley, spelt and a few other closely related grains. It's not in corn, rice, or oats, although oats are mostly contaminated during processing, so you would need to buy ones that are certified gluten free (meaning they were processed in a gluten free environment).

Gluten is a protein. It is most often found, in some quantity, in grains, and is the protein that makes a grain "flexible". The best way to avoid gluten is to avoid grains and grain products, especially wheat, corn, and rye, which are the most common gluten products.
These days, though, you have to watch for other things that indicate that a food may contain gluten, even when it isn't grain-based. In general, you have to avoid anything that has "modified food starch", corn starch, wheat germ, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, malt, beer, rue, semolina (found in pastas), spelt, tabbouleh, teriyaki sauce (fermented wheat sauce), seitan, vital wheat gluten, pearl barley, matzo, malt flavoring, malt vinegar, kamut, hydrolized wheat protein, graham and graham flour, farina, farro, couscous,... the list is -huge-.
There are a couple of resources that can help. I like the Unsafe Gluten-Free Foods list at http://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Uns... for newcomers to gluten-free and grain-free cooking.

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I dont get it regulary but sometimes ive noticed i get itchy ears inside & out usually around the lobe. Ive also noticed that within days afterwards i get an infection or or some form of sickness. When im in a newly fresh painted house my throat & neck tingles, itches full on if i stay for over 5minutes & will last for a few hours, to the point where i find it almost difficult to breathe! What could these allergies be

you are allergic to these things.
I had asthma and paint, new clothes, gas smell used to make me breath with difficulty.
Some people get skin allergy. You are one of them.
Avoid to be in newly paint rooms. if you must then keep the doors open.
Take Benadryl or any allergy drug.
Calamine lotion is very good too.
There are ointments like Triple Antibiotic ointment etc.

Most common allergies associated with those are hay, dust, pollen and pet dander. You're probably allergic to something in the paint - I get that exact reaction if I'm somewhere where there's a lot of dust.
To find out specifically, you might consider going to an allergy specialist and getting a scratch test. They basically scratch your skin with different allergens (it doesn't hurt) and see how big the swelling gets.

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