Can I configure Markdown to not wrap my text in <p> elements?

[Stodge]

I want to use Markdown to process some text before displaying it in a
list. However, Markdown, by default, wraps the resulting text in <p>
elements, which screws up my list and displays the list item symbol
and text on different lines. Can I stop Markdown from wrapping text in
paragraphs elements? Sorry if this is not the right group.

Thanks