What sort of anti-emetic medication is he taking? It sounds as if he needs to revisit this with his oncology nurses. Most people have to use one of the newer serotonin drugs (Kytril, Anzemet, Zofran) plus often another medication as well, usually Compazine. Some folks who have had real problems keeping things down have had to resort to a Compazine suppository. Intractable nausea may need a concerted effort on the part of your husband's team to control -- loss of fluids and nutrition will make his treatment harder to get through. At Hopkins (where my husband was treated they are using acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for intractable nausea due to chemotherapy.

Gail