I ditto DianeM. When my body triggers a complete evacuation, it doesn't matter how stable I was up until that point... when it wants to go complete evac, it goes complete evac, and all you can do is brace yourself and hold on. 
If my stomach's been slow for a while (a real treat!!) an attack can start slow but pick up speed latrer. At least this buys me time... Like, if I have 2 large BMs in a short space of time, the smaller stuff is guaranteed to come quicker.
Usually my "fast" D attacks start with a sharp pain or a gurgle on my high left side. If I hear that gurgle, I drop everything and RUN, cause it's coming out in 4 seconds irrelevant of where I am, how many clothes I'm wearing, etc! 
The trick is learning what to expect. IBS attacks are like cycles. And it could have been the errant stalk of celery I half-committingly munched on this morning that started the whole thing going... or the loud honk from the taxi, or the tight pantihose I wore.
You might never know the cause of this attack, but while you're having one, there might be others lurking, so treat yourself gentle and relax in loose clothing when you get home. I'm sorry you had to go through this. {{{HUGS}}} Know you're not alone!
~nelly~
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