I'VE BEEN DOING THEM FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS - MORE RECENTLY ABOUT 4-5 X PER WEEK. I USE A GALLON BUCKET WITH ABOUT 3 - 3 1/2 QUARTS OF COFFEE IN IT. I START OUT WITH 3 TBSP WILSON'S THERAPY BLEND & 3 TBSP OF EPSOM SALTS AND ADD A SPOT OF REGULAR ORGANIC COFFEE TO "GIVE THE WHOLE MESS SOME COLOR" ALL IN ABOUT 1 1/2 - 2 QUARTS OF BOILING WATER. I STRAIN THEN ADD COOLER WATER TO GET THE TEMPERATURE AND VOLUME RIGHT. I RETAIN THEM FOR 10-15 MINUTES. I'VE BEEN EXPERIMENTING LATELY WITH ADDING 1 TBSP OF VITAMIN C POWDER TO THE WHOLE CONGLOMERATION, BUT FRANKLY THAT MAKES INITIAL RETENTION A BIT DIFFICULT, THOUGH THE OVERALL EFFECT IS EVEN MORE RELAXING. I USE THE SILICONE COLON TUBE FROM OPTIMAL HEALTH IN WISCONSIN, I THINK. THEY SEEM TO LAST FOREVER. THE RED RUBBER ONES WERE ALWAYS DETERIORATING, EVEN WITH "KY." SEMI SOLID VEGETABLE SHORTENING WITH SOME CASTOR OIL ADDED MAKES A GREAT LUBRICANT FOR THE SILICONE TUBES. I'VE HAD DIGESTION PROBLEMS SINCE I WAS A KID. DR. NITTLER, WHO USED TO PRACTICE IN SANTA CRUZ CALIF., INTRODUCED ME TO COFFEE ENEMAS ABOUT 1970-71 WHEN I WAS SUFFERING FROM GALL BLADDER PROBLEMS AND THE ORTHODOX MEDS WANTED TO CUT IT OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I STILL HAVE MY GALL BLADDER. HE UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LICENSE, I HEARD, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T TOE THE LINE. YEARS AGO A REALLY EXPERIENCED LOCAL FOOT REFLEXOLOGIST TOLD ME I HAD A GROWTH IN MY COLON WHERE IT GOES FROM ACROSS TO DOWN THE LEFT SIDE. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, FOLLOWING A COFFEE ENEMA, SOMETHING RATHER SMELLY (LIKE REALLY OLD DEAD BLOOD/FLESH) AND SOMEWHAT SOLID AND ABOUT 1 1/2" IN DIAMETER PASSED & I HAVEN'T HAD DISCOMFORT IN THAT AREA SINCE. UNFORTUNATELY THE FOOT REFLEXOLOGIST (INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, HER NAME WAS ANNA TOO) HAS SINCE PASSED ON AND I'VE NEVER FOUND ANYONE AS EFFECTIVE TO CHECK IT ALL OUT. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT A BUCKET WORKS BETTER THAN THE LEAKY UNSANITARY RUBBER BAGS. THE PROBLEM IS THE HIGH PRICE OF THE STAINLESS STEEL ONES. BEING SOMEWHAT CHEAP (WHICH IS ONE OF SEVERAL REASONS WHY I DON'T CARE FOR COLONICS) I MADE ONE FROM AN OVAL RUBBERMADE (OR IS IT RUBBERMAID?) GALLON JUICE CONTAINER. A 1/8" PIPE THREADED HOSE BARB ADAPTER, BRASS OR PLASTIC, (AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE) WILL ACCEPT A NUT LIKE THOSE USED ON TABLE LAMPS. USE A BARB THAT FITS THE PARTICULAR SIZE OF HOSE YOU PLAN ON USING. HEAT THE BARB UP AND PUSH IT THRU THE PLASTIC NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDFE FROM THE HANDLE. OR YOU CAN DRILL THE HOLE BY HAND. USE A RUBBER GROMMET, A THIN WASHER, AND THE 1/8" THIN NUT FROM A TABLE LAMP (ALSO AVAILABLE AT HARDWARE STORE), ALL ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUCKET, AND SCREW OR BOLT OR WHATEVER THE RIGHT WORD IS, THE PIPE THREADED END OF THE HOSE BARB INTO THE BUCKET, THRU THE GROMMET AND WASHER, AND INTO THE NUT. PUT SOME HEAVY NYLON TWINE OR LIGHT ROPE ON THE HANDLE OF THE BUCKET AND HANG IT FROM A HOOK. THE OVAL TOP TO THE BUCKET SHOULD BE REVERSED WITH THE POUR HOLE TOWARDS THE HANDLE. THAT WAY THERE'S NO LEAKS OUT THE TOP. YOU CAN ALSO EPOXY THE BARB INTO THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BUCKET, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES EPOXY TO AGE TO GET THE RID OF THE OUTGASSING TOXINS. THIS SYSTEM WORKS LIKE A CHARM, AND YOU CAN MAKE THE HOSE AS LONG AS YOU COTTON PICKING WELL PLEASE - LONG ENOUGH TO SET THE BUCKET ON A TALL DRESSER IF YOU WISH WHILE YOU RELAX IN BED. SOME DAY I'LL GET RICH AND PUT TOGETHER A STAINLESS STEEL BUCKET. BEST REGARDS A REALLY OLD HEALTHY MALE FART (ROHMF) Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.