Nelly, I am pain predominant too..coupled with what my GI doc calls "urgency". Am IBS-A. THe double over attacks are scary but I haven't had a really bad one in about six weeks. I was very bad one weekend in my parents place but they were OK. I have had the meeting problem too and just excused myself and went to the bathroom and sat double over trying to do some gentle stretches. I have tried going to bed with the pain when it is really bad, lying in foetal position and clinging to a hot water bottle for dear life!