About Us Treatments Outpatient Surgery Procedure Preps Forms Contact Us PATIENT PORTAL COVID-19 Updated Policies: At GastroArkansas patient safety is our highest priority. Prior to your arrival to our clinics all patients will be screened for COVID-19 via phone prior to their appointment. Upon their arrival they will have their temperature taken and will be instructed where to proceed. All of our staff members will be wearing PPE and we request that you to bring your own mask. If you do not have a mask we will provide one. At our Ambulatory Surgery Center locations, patients will be screened for COVID-19 prior to arrival. They will check in at our front desk and will return to their car until they are called in for their procedure. Patient family members will be asked to wait in their car unless it is necessary that they come in for patient assistance and/or post-op education. All of our staff will be wearing PPE and we request that you bring your own mask.

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Prep You may only have clear liquids after 2 PM the day before your procedure. Clear Liquids: Popsicles Fruit Drinks Plain Tea Gatorade Bouillon Plain Coffee (No Cream) Soft Drinks Hard Candy (sour balls) ** Avoid Red or Purple Products** Take (4) Bisacodyl tablets at 4:30 PM the day prior to your procedure. (You may purchase these at your pharmacy or a discount retailer such as WalMart.) Do not eat or drink past midnight the night prior to your procedure. Use (2) Fleet enemas the morning before your procedure (one hour before going to the outpatient facility) DOWNLOAD PDF

<br/> Crohn’s Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects nearly 800,000 Americans. It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. The physicians at Gastro Arkansas use the latest techniques to diagnose and treat Crohn’s Disease.