ï Do not strain when having a bowel movement. Ask your doctor about a stool softener or a laxative that is safe to use. ï Do not use enemas, suppositories and any harsh laxatives that could cause rectal bleeding. ï Exercise can help with constipation.
Average Salaries. After completing medical school and the required on-the-job training, in 2010 the average doctor earned $80 per hour, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This hourly rate translates into an annual salary of $166,400. With benefits such as health care, retirement plan contributions and paid leave, the total pay is often higher.
Here's how much money doctors actually make. Medscape, a subsidiary of the medical information website WebMD, has released its 2015 Physician Compensation Report. The data in the report come from more than 19,500 doctors in 26 specialties who responded to Medscape's annual survey with information on their compensation for 2014. The average primary care doctor made $195,000; the average specialist made $284,000. But those averages hide quite a bit of variability based on different factors. The infographic below shows the average earnings for each surveyed specialty. Orthopedists, of whom just 9% are women, were the highest earners: