Swallowing non-chewable parts of meat

[kgeckert]

Hi there paleo people,
I have been 100% raw paleo for almost three months.  One thing I can't seem to get an answer for is: am I supposed to swallow the parts of meats and chicken that can't really be chewed?  I have really sensitive and weak digestion, so mostly I spit them back out after chewing for a long time, but it's kinda gross.  People are already weirded out by the raw meat thing. 

Thanks for your help!

[actionhero]

Most eat it and it digests just fine.

http://www.rawpaleoforum.com/carnivorous-zero-carb-approach/try-this/

[Sitting Coyote]

Yeah, I usually just swallow them.  Cut or break them into swallow-able pieces, and down they go.  I've never seen anything come out recognizable in my feces, so I assume they digest.  I tend to eat a lot of connective tissue, and have found that joint problems in my knees and ankles have gotten much better in the last few months.  I can't prove this is from eating a lot of raw connective tissue, of course, but the positive correlation between the two is interesting.

[littleElefant]

wouldn`t it be better to grind the meat before eating it? Then you can chew all of it and it might be better digestibel.

[kgeckert]

Thanks everyone for the info.  I've been swallowing the connective tissue and it seems to be fine.
 Noel: I do often grind my meat, but I still often get the wads of unchewable stuff.