An insufflating system adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of a distending media and an endoscopic device so as to deliver the distending media to the endoscopic device, the insufflating system comprising: a controller for detecting a pressure level within a lumen of the endoscopic device; a valve assembly in communication with said controller and in fluid communication between the source of distending media and the endoscopic device for delivering the distending media to the endoscopic device and adjusting a flow rate of the distending media delivered to the endoscopic device; and a user interface, in communication with said controller and said valve assembly, for receiving a user input; characterized in that the endoscopic device comprises a control portion operable by a user and configured to enable distending media to be sent through an insufflating flow pathway in response to a first user action via the control portion and further configured to enable distending media to be sent through a sensing flow pathway in response to a second user action via the control portion, wherein the insufflating flow pathway directs distending media from the source of distending media into an anatomical cavity, and wherein the sensing flow pathway directs distending media from the source of distending media to atmosphere, wherein said controller is adapted to control said valve assembly to increase the flow rate to an insufflating flow rate in response to the first user action selecting the insufflating flow pathway, and wherein said controller is further adapted to control said valve assembly to decrease the flow rate to a sensing flow rate in response to the second user action selecting the sensing flow pathway; wherein the first user action and the second user action are switchable with each other; and wherein the user input comprises at least a first pressure threshold and a second pressure threshold, wherein the first pressure threshold comprises a low pressure transition point and the second pressure threshold comprises a high pressure transition point, and further wherein said controller is adapted to control said valve assembly to increase the flow rate from a sensing flow rate to an insufflating flow rate if the detected pressure rises above the low pressure transition point and wherein said controller is further adapted to control said valve assembly to decrease the flow rate from the insufflating flow rate to the sensing flow rate if the detected pressure falls below the high pressure transition point. a controller for detecting a pressure level within a lumen of the endoscopic device; a valve assembly in communication with said controller and in fluid communication between the source of distending media and the endoscopic device for delivering the distending media to the endoscopic device and adjusting a flow rate of the distending media delivered to the endoscopic device; and a user interface, in communication with said controller and said valve assembly, for receiving a user input; characterized in that the endoscopic device comprises a control portion operable by a user and configured to enable distending media to be sent through an insufflating flow pathway in response to a first user action via the control portion and further configured to enable distending media to be sent through a sensing flow pathway in response to a second user action via the control portion, wherein the insufflating flow pathway directs distending media from the source of distending media into an anatomical cavity, and wherein the sensing flow pathway directs distending media from the source of distending media to atmosphere, wherein said controller is adapted to control said valve assembly to increase the flow rate to an insufflating flow rate in response to the first user action selecting the insufflating flow pathway, and wherein said controller is further adapted to control said valve assembly to decrease the flow rate to a sensing flow rate in response to the second user action selecting the sensing flow pathway; wherein the first user action and the second user action are switchable with each other; and wherein the user input comprises at least a first pressure threshold and a second pressure threshold, wherein the first pressure threshold comprises a low pressure transition point and the second pressure threshold comprises a high pressure transition point, and further wherein said controller is adapted to control said valve assembly to increase the flow rate from a sensing flow rate to an insufflating flow rate if the detected pressure rises above the low pressure transition point and wherein said controller is further adapted to control said valve assembly to decrease the flow rate from the insufflating flow rate to the sensing flow rate if the detected pressure falls below the high pressure transition point.