Canadian student breaks jaw biting into giant jawbreaker candy, spends Christmas sipping dinner through a straw

Ever heard of a candy so tough it could literally break your jaw?

Well, for one unlucky college student, a jawbreaker turned into a real-life nightmare. Imagine popping a sweet treat into your mouth, only to end up with a broken jaw — twice over!

That’s exactly what happened. This student’s candy craving landed her in the hospital, needing her jaw wired shut. Yes, you read that right.

She had to survive on a liquid diet because the candy decided to live up to its name in the worst way possible.

Javeria Wasim, a 19-year-old college student, had no idea her sweet tooth was about to backfire — big time.

It all started during a casual shopping trip with a friend. They spotted the infamous jawbreaker candy, the kind that’s so big it could double as a cue ball.

Naturally, they went for the biggest one they could find.

“We got the giant one,” Javeria said, recalling their excitement. But here’s the kicker: at the shop, they even joked about it.

“Can we bite into this?

The candy is literally called a jawbreaker,” they asked, half-laughing. Oh, the irony. What started as a fun challenge turned into a story straight out of a dental horror movie.

Instead of savoring the jawbreaker like most people might, Javeria Wasim, a business administration student in the U.K., decided to go all in.

Once she and her friend got back to their dorms, she gave the massive candy a bold bite.

“I bit into it and only made a hole,” Javeria explained. But then, something felt off. Her jaw started to ache — a deep, unsettling pain.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, her friend looked over, eyes wide, and broke the news: “Your tooth is chipped.”

What started as a daring snack experiment quickly turned into a dental disaster.

The situation went from bad to worse in no time. Javeria said the pain quickly became unbearable. “I was crying a lot when the ambulance came, and everything was blurry,” she recalled.

What started as a dull ache spiraled into a full-blown emergency.

At the hospital, doctors ran a CT scan and X-ray, and the results were jaw-dropping — literally. She had fractured her jaw in not one but two places, all from biting into that candy.

A snack had turned into a medical emergency faster than you can say “jawbreaker.”

When the doctors broke the news, Javeria couldn’t believe it. “They told me my jaw was broken and needed to be wired shut,” she said.

“I was shocked; I thought my biggest problem was my broken tooth.” But things were far more serious than she imagined.

Surgery was the first step to repairing the damage. Then came six long weeks of living with her jaw wired shut.

Forget solid food — Javeria’s new diet consisted of protein shakes and soups.

“I can’t eat anything,” she said, describing the frustrating ordeal. The liquid-only lifestyle wasn’t just inconvenient; it took a physical toll, too.

In just the first two weeks, she lost 7 pounds, adding another layer of challenge to her recovery. A candy craving had turned into a grueling life lesson.

“I haven’t eaten in 42 days,” Javeria shared, still grappling with the reality of her wired-shut jaw. It wasn’t just the physical limitations — it was the constant hunger gnawing at her.

“I have soup, but you’re never full. You’re always hungry,” she said.

Her thoughts were consumed by food. “I took the feeling of being full for granted. I miss food so much,” she admitted, the longing in her voice unmistakable. But the challenges didn’t stop there.

The little things she once did without a second thought now felt impossible.

“I feel irritated all the time. I can’t open my mouth, I can’t lick my lip if food gets on it, I can’t even use my teeth to open something.”

Every day was a reminder of how much she’d lost over one bite of candy. Hunger and frustration became her constant companions, turning this ordeal into a lesson she’d never forget.

After six long weeks, Javeria finally had her jaw unwired on Dec. 23. But the journey wasn’t over. The damage from that one jawbreaker wasn’t limited to her fractured jaw — it left her teeth in bad shape too.

“All my bottom teeth are messed up,” she explained, detailing the aftermath.

“My two front teeth have a little gap now, so I’ll have to get braces to fix them.”

What started as a playful snack ended with surgery, six weeks of liquid meals, and now orthodontic treatment. Talk about a bitter aftertaste.

Looking back, Javeria couldn’t help but shake her head at the irony.

“It was such a stupid thing,” she admitted. “People break their jaws in car accidents and fights. This was such an avoidable way to break your jaw.”

Now, she’s got some hard-earned advice for anyone eyeing a jawbreaker.

“If you want to get through one, take the six weeks to slowly work through it. It’s way better than spending six weeks suffering the consequences of biting it and having your jaw wired shut,” she warned.

Her story is a cautionary tale — one that turns a seemingly harmless candy into a reminder that some things really are better taken slowly.