. >> so gieve, come and take your food now. >> nine year old gieve gregg is allergic to tree nuts and eggs. he's eating foods he couldn't eat before. >> how severe are the allergies? >> the first time we were exposed to it we had no idea how dangerous this is. >> that must be terrifying. >> it was terrifying. >> how is it gieve, is it good? [laughter] >> raana gregg is gieve's mother. >> thank goodness he didn't have any breathing problems at that point. it was just the hives, and the swelling. >> at stanford, a treatment called oral immunotherapy was effectively desensitizing patients--one allergen at a time. 11 year old lauren is being treated for her nut allergies. >> so you get the choice of mixing it with applesauce, chocolate pudding or vanilla pudding. >> okay, chocolate. >> but doctors faced a new problem. a third of people who suffer from allergies are allergic to not just one, but multiple foods. >> the minute you have a food allergy you also have a higher rate and chance of having other food allergies too. >> in 2009, the team at stanford decided to tackle this problem head