Mastic gum and H. pylori
What 2 graded rows on mastic gum agree on for H. pylori, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Mastic gum page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Mastic gum page, with its PubMed record.
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Mastic gum and H. pylori
2 rows · 116 peopleInconsistent: both rows reported mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 116
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a pilot trial of 64 people (2026) and reported mixed results.
Each row reported mixed results on its own, so there is no side to compare. The rows enrolled 52 to 64 people and were published from 2010 to 2026.
The rows
2 mixed- DGrade DH. pylori eradication when added to bismuth quadruple therapy · Mixed
Pilot RCT · n 64 · 2026 · Adults with H. pylori infection (India)
Not stated in the abstract · 2 weeks; tested 6 weeks after treatment
The eradication rate was 85% with mastic added versus 67% with antibiotics alone, not statistically significant; dyspepsia symptom scores improved more with mastic, and side effects did not increase.
- DGrade DH. pylori eradication · Mixed
Pilot RCT · n 52 · 2010 · Adults with H. pylori infection
1.05 or 3.15 g/day · 14 days
Eradication in 4 of 13 and 5 of 13 people on mastic alone, none of 13 on mastic plus pantoprazole, and 10 of 13 on standard antibiotic therapy.